Ankle stiffness increases with age and can affect the way we move and stand. “Keeping your ankles strong and mobile will help prevent decline, and the most useful tool for this is an elastic resistance band,” says osteopath James Davies, author of Body (Harper Collins). Sitting on the floor with both legs stretched out in front of you, loop the band under the ball and arch of your left foot, grasping the two loose ends with your hands. Gently flex your foot away from your body, pulling on the bands for resistance. “Then have a partner sit on the bottom of your feet and hold the ends of the bands while he pulls your foot toward your body, ask them to
