High Foot Arch – This 1 Trick Fixes It

How often should I do these exercises?

Which type of arch insole is best for supination

I'm 72 my high arches are not going to be fixed I've come to terms with it all I can do is manage it as niggles present themselves. So I run a bit and wear Cliftons no problem for a couple of years but I've now developed abductor soreness stretching before and after a run seems to work but I don't think there's any cure for old age,

So i could use a heal cushion that wraps arouns the ankle ? would it help high arch lower back pain?

This is exactly what I've been trying to work on this week. Very helpful to raise the heel a little. You're the only one I've seen talk about how the first metatarsal doesn't touch the ground with high arches.

Thanks, good video, how long does each exercise last? all the best

He zac on quadraped activity is the left hip flexion fake….? Or should u obtain enough hip flexion on left before progression

Are thees gluteus exercises?

I used to dance a lot (ballet) and as I got older and stopped, my foot would collapse outward and once when I stepped off a curb I got injured and my ankle and foot twisted outward. I had to walk on crutches for a few weeks (late 20's). My doc told me it was because I had stopped dancing. Sigh. Now that I'm much older, I no longer have that issue, but I do notice that I have hip pain in my early 50s. I have hyper extended legs and high arches and have always had a very natural wide turnout. I'm not as logical as you are to figure out the mechanics of my own body. I can prob understand your mind, but not my own body. Ha!

Great video! Would you also recommend using shoe insoles for people with high arches?

ESTP?

immediately felt the weaknesses and differences with the first exercise

Will this help get rid of the bony bumps on top of my feet?

haha a Dan John book!

The way you describe starting with ease of motion is fantastic.

Thank you!!! This is exactly what I need!!!

This was very helpful. Thank you. What are the green weights your using for the heels?

But anyways back in college i wear high heels and i walk a lot and stand long and i dont remember having any pain in my lumbar and Pelvis and back pain i mean i dont feel any pain in my body...i guess i will go back in wearing a bit ilevated sandals anything that has a little bit elivated..sandals

High arches cause pain on my pelvis..lumbar pain back pain all kind of physical pain im not normal😭pain on mu tibia and also in front tigh im not normal sometimes i dont like to walk anymore so i will feel normal and no pain..

I have a painful bump near my cuneiform bone or mid foot (I think it’s called an extosis?) and I’m wondering how to fix that? I’ve been struggling with it for years

Hey Zac, just curious about how this related to infrasternal angles. For example, would a narrow ISA be more biased towards a late or early position. Thank you.

Hi...my son has high foot arch... sometimes he feel so much pain that he start crying loudly..he is four years.. suggest some exercise to reduce his pain...please answer me...

How bout I show you a magic trick? SMASH
Immaculate transition

Great vid as always Big Z,
Would these exercises also be helpful for anterior ankle pinching ?

how often should you do this a week? And would you also incorporate the standard pronation drills? Where you move the knee over the foot?

Wow great video Zac, I will definitely try! Thank you very much!

Greetings Dr Zac. Is it possible for someone to have a flared rib cage ( pushing forward ) & pooch belly at the same time. I'm fairly lean but I realize that when you look at me laterally the upper part below my chest seems pushed forward & this is the area that gets bloated after eating as well. I also have problem flexing my abs unless I extend my lower back. So do I have both issues or one ?
2* if I wanna do wall inversions for pooch belly , do you think performing vacuum before breathing in is helpful, it seems to prevent the lower abs from moving too much?
Thanks :)

more more more . Thx

Another great episode. Your take on 'duck' feet would also be interesting.

Hey zac will this work for me .
I am narrow isa ,my both feet are supinated but more supinated on left.
I have 30 degree straight leg raise on both foot.also have very limited shoulder flexion on left.but on right it's is much better

Thanks Zac! Are the last two exercises done on both sides? Or are you taking into account the natural asymmetries you talk about

Super useful information! 💪🏻
But why is no one noticing the reference from "Batman The Dark Knight Rises" when you slap the foot model on the table like Joker does with the pencil?

I have been talking with The Metal Chapter here in Houston after receiving some treatment. She said a lot of my problems come from heavy amounts stress and anxiety. It’s weird because I feel a lot comes from the chronic aches and pains. I also was told that majority of my mobility issues from powerlifting for years then dropping it entirely. I’ve been doing everything, but the issue comes and goes. I wonder if there’s something I can do to really aid myself but I feel when something like Chronic pain strikes, it makes the stressful part of me increase by 2-3x

I have a one question
is forward pelvis and high arches cause knee hyperextension

Great explanation.Thank you so much for this video.

Oh boy, now it all makes sense. I wish you'd uploaded this sooner ;) ROFL
Thanks Zac :)

This is very helpful, Zac. Thank you. Would you also talk about the early high arch stance? I have a client who is literally walking on her heels only, her fore foot is often completely off the ground, her toes are long, and not "gripping" like in late stance. Also she has "balance" issues, as she very often falls backwards...Older client, so that's especially bad...And by the way, love the first book you use as a heel lift (the yellow one!!)

you video saved the day. looking back 2 years ago when the podiatrist said to buy birkenstocks flipflops my arches went pretty high in couple of months but was wobbly like an old man with the glasses on.. as soon as i was taking them glasses off and taking the flipflops off , was steady as a rock and was felling every little piece of the grass under my feet while walking in the garden barefoot, threw them flipflops away and also the custom insoles from the podiatrist ... and went back to my vivobarefoot shoes .. happy chappy again

Thanks for this video Zac! Would some kind of footwear be better for high arches? Could some shoes worsen the limitations like the first metatarsal head contact with the ground? Thanks again.