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Heel Walk (Loaded)
Exercise Details
- Equipment
- Dumbbells/load + flat ground
- Sets & Reps
- 3 walks × 20-30 m
- How to do it
- Keep the toes drawn up, land on the forefoot-to-heel slowly with small controlled steps; the tibialis anterior stays isometrically contracted to hold dorsiflexion.
- Common mistakes
- Toes dropping (losing the dorsiflexion), walking too fast, leaning back
Muscles Worked
Other Exercises for the Same Muscle
Band Ankle Dorsiflexion · Eccentric Calf Raise · Kneeling Ankle (Shin) Stretch
See the Tibialis Anterior in the 3D anatomy tool →