All hail Will, the man who does NOT give you a ton of B/S, instead goes right to the point, not wasting your time. Dear Will, you're in my top list!

I love this video! It took only 40 seconds to tell us what the movement was, and another 3 seconds for me as an over-50 to test if I still could do it. A typical youtuber would have kept us waiting for at least 2/3rds of the video before getting to the point. Thank you, Will!

It’s so wonderful to see this lovely young man helping us older folks. What a sweet and smart fellow. Love this channel so much. It’s so helpful

This young man wants to help people. Gets right to the topic and he holds your attention. Honesty pays. Thumbs up!

I am 85 yrs old, I find dancing international Latin and ballroom 5 times a week is a much better exercice for me. Beside you are also exercising your brain and at the same time socializing which is just important than just physical exercise.

People over 50 should take these exercises seriously, they add into your well being. Simple exercises with great benefits.

I am 69 and did a lot of training and yoga. I was verry flexible, sporting and dancing. 3 years ago i had a stroke and my world changed. I try to exercise, but its hard! Although I’ll don’t give up! Thank you for all your videos with great lessons❤

May your old age be as active, rewarding, and free of pain as you are helping us achieve in ours. Thank you!

When I was a kid, I lived in Guam. This was right at the end of the Vietnam War and Guam was full of South Vietnamese nationals in transit to the U.S. Later I moved to California, where a large number of Vietnamese Americans still reside to this day. I remember seeing how Vietnamese people sat (especially rural Vietnamese, since many urban Vietnamese were culturally very French and more likely to use western-style chairs.). This Vietnamese sitting position is basically a squat that is so low that the big muscles on the backs of the legs rest on the calves with the feet flat on the ground (I think it’s called the “Vietnamese Squat”.) I was fascinated and I actually learned how to do it (it’s hard not to fall over backwards because westerners don’t generally crouch like that.) I still can do it at age 56 and now I’m thinking I should really make sure I don’t lose the ability.

I'll be 67 later this year. I've returned to taking adult ballet class. I enjoyed the toning and flexibility I received from ballet. I've set a goal to be back on pointe by purchasing a new pair of pointe shoes. I'm determined to be at my best fitness level. No more excuses. Since I'm retired now, I have plenty of time to focus and reach my goal. Thanks for your videos.

Will is BY FAR the best teacher of all the many PT instructors I have worked with, or seen in media videos. His explanations and visual illustrations are perfect for helping to see and here exactly what is meant to do the excercises. Totally professional the focus is on the work, not on him. This makes him outstanding. Thank God, you are a true and rare blessing.

Keep helping us seniors live a healthy life...we all sure appreciate it!

These videos make me very glad of the dance classes I had as a kid. I developed a habit of stretching that I’ve never really lost. Combined with all the walking I do, I still have a long, powerful stride at almost 57. I know people even younger than me who have a hard time walking, can’t manage stairs, can’t prop their foot to tie their shoes. It’s scary how fast the body starts to atrophy when it’s not used.

66 and I do deep squats every day. I also stand on one foot frequently. Staying flexible is definitely on my to-do list.

I did this movement when I had v strong sciatica pain. Twice. It stopped the sciatica in about 10 seconds. Two nights in a row. I was amazed at the relief. I hope it helps someone else. He didn’t promote it as a way to stop sciatica pain, but it worked for me! 12:08

I stopped exercising n doing yoga due to osteoarthritis on both hips n knees. I did right hip replacement in May 2023 with success. I am not yet decided whether to do both knees replacement n the other hip. My problem is that my knees are weak n feel the pain or discomfort when I stand. Also I noticed that I easily get tired maybe due to lack of movement n exercises. Last February I decided to enroll in a gym to build muscles n just to be active n maybe lose like 3 kilos. Hopefully I will reach my goal n push myself more often to attend the gym. I am 68 years old by the way. I am thankful n grateful that you cater to people like us.

So glad this channel popped up in my recommended list. It's wonderful. Thank you so much for helping us all stay healthy and mobile as we get older.

Great video; I agree about how important flexion at the ankle is. Now 73 I got hit with RA thirty years ago in my knees and ankles. I do similar exercises in spite of some minor pain to keep the ankle range of motion. If you lose this range of motion you end up walking slowly flat-footed. I also ride a mountain bike regularly even in winter which helps with ankle movement as well as knees. Currently on biologics to control the RA. Yeah getting old sucks but all you can do is fight it and make the best of it.

I broke my ankle a few months ago and didnt even realise I had lost this mobility. Thank you! I will continue to do these exercises.

I’m 64 small frame petite woman.Ive always walked my dog kept active and eat very well but was diagnosed with Osteoporrosis two years ago this young man is a life line!Thank you Will

You are excellent at explaining ‘how’ and ‘why’. So very very helpful. You are the best! Thank you,

Thanks again Phil. As a podiatrist I have to let people about this. But I can now send them to your KZfaq channel. Thanks and take good care.

Will, you are - quite simply - brilliant. One in a million. Keep up the good work! And many thanks for your superb, no-nonsense way of doing things.

Your videos are why I bought your book and encouraged my sisters to follow you. I was in a catastrophic accident 15 years ago and still have problems. You have given me better information than my physical therapists did in person. Thankyou!!

Hi Will, I am 68 from Malaysia, although not suffering from what you re demonstrating yet, find your channel most interesting and will absolutely follow the stretches. Thank you and keep up your good work!

My hips are denials a problem but I hadn't realised how much movement I'd lost with my ankles, nor how simple it is to exercise them. Definitely earned a book purchase from me.

I'm 73, determined to do the Asian squat, feet flat on the ground. I've a long way to go.

Yoga and dancing cover a lot of this mobility, flexibility and strengthening.... But it's still good to bring awareness and focus to specific areas and make sure we're maintaining mobility there.

Keep moving folks! Just had four days cycling and tramping/hiking in a NZ alpine area, and absolutely loved it. This young gentleman assists me in so many ways, and despite two club feet I stubbornly resist the nay-sayers. My young sweetheart is a Health Coach and she motivates me. Dorsi-flexion is out of the question for me but it's fun trying while I'm squatting.

I must be very lucky. At 70, I can still full squat easily and as a cyclist of many years, as a lad I was taught ankle rotation whilst pedalling which is something that's long been 'hard wired' into instinctive habit. 😊

That movement is also called "Heels Down" that one uses when riding a horse. Go stand on a step so your heels hang downwards and you hang onto the railing + it stretches your calf muscles so the calf relaxes. Then you can easily do heels down while in the stirrups! 🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎 at the same time you do that stretch might as well bring your heel up to the butt so you can stretch the front of the thigh muscle too! Don't forget to get potassium in the diet for the muscles! Your muscles get tight without enough potassium and then doing heels down will be difficult. I am 52 by the way. I do yoga as well plus I am very flexible.

I'm only 46 and pretty sporty but peripheral neuropathy has disabled me considerably, so now that I'm recovering my health, I am teaching my muscles and nerves to grow stronger and more stable, so this channel is super useful. Thanks!

I'll be 70 next month. I was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease (PD) two years ago. It was three falls and three broken bones in a six month period that caused my Primary Care Physician to send me to a neurologist. I already knew I had PD because I recognized symptoms I had seen in others. The neurologist confirmed PD. I was never athletic but I thought I was in pretty good shape. Balance has become a huge issue for me. "Tripping over my own feet" as well. Thanks to the Metaverse (or whatever) HT Physio popped up on my KZfaq recommendations. I've been hooked ever since. I shared this information with my neurologist. He was impressed and enthusiastic. Keep up the good work Will. It is much appreciated.

I use that movement to stop or reduce calf muscle spasm. Done at the first hint of a spasm, and held until the spasm ends. Even if in spasm, doing so will reduce it's duration and intensity.

Love your short, concise, efficient videos. Have found them VERY effective. I am a 74 year old women with lower body pain and tightness.

Thank you so much for this channel. It’s really been beneficial for this 60+ M from Northern Kentucky (Cincinnati) USA.

Many thanks Will, love your channel, no annoying music distracting us, clear precise instructions and demos explaining the reason they are done and the areas targeted. Ideally we should be doing these stretches, exercises from age 30 but we all feel invincible at that age! Now 77 ,pretty active up,to Covid and now regretting not being more disciplined in being consistent ( listened to some of your lectures on utube and you’re spot on re taking charge) but it’s never too late as you say. Got your book and look forward to the Friday videos. You’re a star. (From Scotland)

I appreciate you making this your expertise. My body definitely feels different now at 51.

Love your easy to follow demonstration and explanation Will Thanks 👍

Just recovering from a crushed calcaneus. Talus undamaged. Did not like the black boot because of the locking out of that movement. Now well into weight-bearing and retained the flexion. Walking coming on nicely. (there was no surgical intervention envisaged which could have improved the outcome). I deliberately forced the flexion whilst with my legs up. I'm 69 and instincts told me I needed to keep that movement.

Wow, I just tried this, it was sore after 10 times! It's an exercise I've never done before. Im practically bedridden at the moment and this is a good movement to do in bed. Oh spit, watched the rest of your video, it's not so easy!

The morning movement. Start your day out right

Just what I needed. I broke my fibia and dislocated my ankle 15 months ago requiring plate and screws. My right foot was pointing East which obviously damaged tendon etc. My walking is 85% back after much daily walking. 5 miles or so daily. Walking on sand highlights that my left foot leaves an imprint at the toe area but the right foot is shallow at that area. Think your exercises will find the last 15%. Many thanks. I'm 68.

There's a fourth reason. You need it to shift gears up on your motorcycle.

Thanks Will. You are the best with the exercises for us, over-60s. My knee pain started last april and i discovered my cartilage was going thru wear and tear as part of aging. I found you on utube and followed the exercises for sev mths n found they helped me a lot. I have slackened again with doing them daily. But today i decided i’ll get your book. 🎉

Your are a star! Thank you for helping us, old, miserable, overweight, sad lonely folk! You are beginning to change my life with my oldness mobility. Thank you Sir, you should get an MBE. 😊

Sprained my ankle a few months back when a bit of sidewalk collapsed under my right foot and I immediately remembered how valuable ankle dorsiflexion is because I didn't have it for 2 months while my ankle was healing. Very happy to recover this ability!! Phew!

The one key movement you don’t want to lose is your bowel movement.

Well that explains why the physio pushed me so hard when I broke my ankle. I invested in an adjustable slant board and when I feel my calves tighten or my ankle stiffen, then I just pop on the board for a few minutes.

thank you for being with us❤

This was super interesting to me as I managed to break both my ankles in 2018. I am now going to add these exercises to my routine to keep my dorsal flexion in optimum condition . Thanks for this clear explanation .

I ( 59, female) stumbled over cause I was looking for some exercises for ankle flexibility. About a year ago I broke my ankle and fibula (in German called "Weber C" - don't know if that is a common expression) while skiing. Now almost a year later it is still kind of stiff and not as flexible as before. In the beginning I did a lot mobilisation and exercises, but must admit that I didn't continue long enough I guess. Now Im really worried the ankle will still keep stiff forever. But you give me hope that it can be improved. Thanks a lot!

Hi there, just to say thank you once again for putting your content up and sharing. I really appreciate both the content and the fact that you do it.

I see a physical therapist regularly, but I watch your videos because I learn so much! I’m currently recovering from surgery to repair a fractured/crushed tibial plateau, and your advice on walking with a cane and providing variations on the exercises I’ve been given have been super helpful.

I’ve broken both ankles about 10 years ago. I’m 52 and needed to see this. I do abc’s all of the time and a pilates machine helps so much.

Will I have watched several of your videos and they have all been very clear, concise and helpful. Thank you!

I should have found your instructions 11 years before. Thank you for all your exercises. They are a real help to me (I will not tell you my age, as its 61)

This vide has been so helpful! I tried the knee to the wall exercise and felt muscles waking up that I hadn't felt before!!

I tested myself with trying the different positions of standing and sitting. Was easy to do and no plopping on the chair. I ordered his book to see what other issues need to be corrected.

Crazy accurate! I developed a level 0 foot drop from an L5 injury on Sept 22. I have worked so freaking hard to get _any_ movement back, and I can now reach 85⁰ using my muscles. I can obviously manipulate the flextion with pressure, but the strength to resist is not there yet. Basically, all day, I'm flexing and working my shin muscles. I also wear a plantar brace to sleep so my toes don't point, and I end up with calf cramps.

Downward Dog is the perfect easy yoga move to stretch and flex these tendons/muscles.

This is so nicely explained and demonstrated. Outstanding and so helpful. Thank you so much for posting this. It is excellent!

Excellent exercises for a part of the body we are not always mindful of. I enjoyed doing the exercises very much! Thanks again Will!

Brilliantly articulated..for a veteran of many sports injuries like myself this is a hugely helpful revelation..

Thank you for sharing these videos. I save each one in a separate file and many I can do from memory ❤❤

Excellent! Thanks so much for your work and excellent explanations.

I’m 74 years old and a little over a year ago I was suffering from unbearable pain down my leg and around my hip and I thought it was just sciatica and I was doing exercises that I had been shown but the pain wouldn’t really go away for long…long story short I ended up in the hospital with kidney stones. But during the month that I suffered I somehow ended up with nerve damage and I couldn’t lift my toes on the same side that the pain had been on. I had a pronounced limp that really impeded my ability to walk which I did quite a lot of…it’s getting better now though, thank goodness! But I think these exercises would probably help me so I’m going to try them and see what happens!

Thank you for the video.

I was born with clubfeet and have had three surgeries to somewhat correct my feet, and this movement is something I literally never have been able to do. The first surgery I had, just when I had turned one years old, was to split my big toe ligament in half and attached half of it at the base of my pinky toes. This corrected the inwards tilt of my feet, but it kinda over-corrected it in a bad way and made me extremely flat footed. It also means that whenever I try to flex my ankle like this, my feet instead turns outwards and up toward the chins. If I try to force a natural posture of my feet and flex my ankles straight up nothing happens. I would have done almost anything to have grown up with normal feet, because they have caused me so much excruciating pain and discomfort throughout my life, and it just keeps getting worse. I'm only 30 now and already have problems with my knees and hips (and every single bone and joints in my feet). I wouldn't be surprised if I need a hip or knee joint replacement surgery before I turn 40. If I got the chance to have immobilization surgery on both of my feet, or even amputation, I would say yes in a heartbeat. Not that I think it would help much to save my knees and hips at this point, but if it would help with the pain in my feet and ankles it would still be more than worth it.

Will, just curious, what does the HT stand for in the title of your Physio videos? I think that your presentations of Physio topics are sensational!

Hi I’m delighted for you that you are able to dance, I had to give up jive at 70 due to pulmonary fibrosis and being breathless. Iam grateful for the videos to keep me moving! Long may you continue dancing!

I'm glad that I find your channel just now. Just turn 77 this year and will from now on keep an eye on your channel, which I find it among the best in YT, both the content and presentation. Thank you so much for your effort.

thank you for sharing your expertise with us - Senior citizens. Very helpful videos!

Fantastic revelation - the answer to my frequent scraping of the ground surface in walking.

Finally, a test I passed easily! I wonder if cycling to and from work in the '90s, 10 miles total weekdays, plus a fair amount of other cycling, had an effect on this; obviously there's a lot of ankle movement in cycling. I'm 84 now, haven't cycled in over 20 years. Vestibular disorder acquired in 2002 put a stop to a lot of activities. Thanks for these extraordinarily good videos and especially for your non-condescending, geuinely helpful manner. Also I appreciate very much your clarity of speech -- I understand every word even without my hearing aids.

After severe break of my ankle I will never be the same.

All praise to God (Eloah),very nice video.When one makes prostration (falling on one's face) during prayer there is ankle dorsiflexion, no

Thank you from Montreal, my daughter's in London at the moment visiting in-laws, this seems like an important stretch, they're all important aren't they! ❤

Thanks, PT Specialist! I learned these from my PT about 15 years,ago, but lost my handouts. 🤕 So glad to have KZfaq now and grateful to have the algorithm put you on my feed! I need you, as I'm older and rickety - you can hear my bones creaking. 🤣 Anyway, many thanks for these massively helpful stretching tips. I will do them religiously. I've got fibromyalgia, so I'm always in lots of pain... stretching helps. Got any for the mid-upper back? That area hurts the most with the fibro. It's non-stop excruciating pain. 😰 Anyway, thanks again. I appreciate you. 💐 🙏🏽💞

I'm 67, and both knees are worn out. I'm afraid to get knee replacements, because other patients have told me that the pain is tremendous, and doctors no longer (or never did) give adequate pain medication. So I'm stuck. I live on one dose of motrin in the morning, and then have to use alcohol to relieve the pain for the rest of the day. All because doctors only want to worry about addicts getting their fix, and they can't be bothered to monitor their patients with chronic pain, using opiate receptor pain medication. Life is hell for old people now.

Thank you for the video! I love the clear instructions and demonstrations. My ankles have become a bit wobbly, so I'm hoping this will help.

This is brilliant and probably the reason I’m having knee trouble. My right has a lot less flexibility as i ruptured my achillea 4 years ago and had it operated on . I’ve had meniscus tears since! I’m going to work on this thank you ☺️

This really interesting: after various bouts of sciatica, I seemed to lose some degree of dorsiflexion in one ankle: it still flexes, but not so much as the other one: I do bsllet classes, despite an advanced age, and thus really affects my pointe work. I'm glad to get a handle on how this works. I already do one of these exercises, I'll have to add the others! Many thanks.

Thank you Will for your time, your knowledge, for your sharing of important information to better health and well-being. Be blessed.

YAY!! Finally something I can do! Five inches between my toe and the wall, with my knee touching. I'm happy 🙂

Thank you. Your videos are giving me much improved and pain free walking. Really, really appreciate your training, knowledge and way of delivering it. You are a good person.

Such good info. My niece is having serious knee pain & they said she isnt using all the correct muscles. It makes sense. I will be sending this video to her. Thanks.

fourth reason why ankle dorsiflexion is important: to walk up and down the stairs! I hurt my ankle really badly in 2019 and it took 3.5 years to not be in pain anymore (I lost one ligament due to the accident) and the swelling restricted (and sometimes still restricts) this exact movement. My physio put me on a step and asked me to lower my heels (whilst facing the wall and leaning against it with my hands for support). You can also do that on the stairs at home as you can hold yourself as well with your arms. I however prefer in the pool to stand with my body facing the pool wall and prop part of my foot against the wall. I can then fully support my balance by leaning against the wall or on top of the swimming pool wall. I do this every week and this has resulted in me being able to stand 14 cm away from the wall at home and touching the wall with my knee without my heel lifting (my other foot at 16cm). I very much agree that this movement is very important as there were times when I could not get up or down the stairs, so thank you very much for the clear explanation and the clear demonstration of the exercises.

This is really well done. Interesting, great intro, great information. Thank you ❤

Thank you Will, very informative and helpful. At 78, due to some injuries and doing to much sitting I've lost the ability to do a full squat as well as raise my feet high enough to climb a ladder, 🪜 can you suggest any exercises to regain my flexibility ?

At six inches from wall, my heels very slightly start to raise in that first squat, knees to wall. At 5 3/4” heels are still flat down. Pretty good for 62!

Thank you Will. Another good set of exercises for me!

Thank you so much for the informative video . I was going to a Chiropractor out of pocket but it gets expensive. I like the Dorsiflexion exercises. I'm going to ask my son to name their first baby ' Dorsiflexion,' such a beautiful sounding word. An educated consumer is the best customer. These are very useful tips.

Great short, concise, clear, to the point video. Thank you for creating these to the point videos. You are helping us seniors to stay fit and mobile.

I follow you religiously... Thank you so much for your knowledge. 👍xxx🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Thank you for this amazing info. I had an ankle fusion many years ago and just recently a knee replacement. The ankle is almost collapsing at every step I take. Another ankle fusion is needed to keep me walking but some of the exercise you show here will not be possible for me to do. I’m worried out my leg muscles, they are completely weakened..

Super helpful exercises. Thank you so much

You might wonder if anyone out here actually takes your words to heart and puts your advice to practice. After breaking my shoulder in a fall, I am relearning just about everything. I'd lost touch with my physicality (I hope that makes sense) over the past few decades. Now I'm reprogramming' just about my every move and my posture. It's PT 24/7 - exhausting, but it will likely prevent me from falling again. At least I hope I won't fall due to my own shortcomings. Thanks for all the coaching and for sharing this information in a clear, helpful way.

Dear Will, have a super weekend. You give us so much to think about ❤Thankyou so much

Wonderful stuff. Vital information. Totally doable. Thank you!