When watching TV, try ‘toe sit’ (aka ‘toe squat’)

This simple yin yoga pose is a great alternative to lounging on the sofa, but it’s so intense that you probably won’t be able to hold it for a full episode of Sex Education. It’s best practised in small bursts (you’ll soon discover why – its alternative name is ‘screaming toe’).

Laura Dodd, founder and director of digital studio The Yoga Class, tells Strong Women: “Toe sit gives our often-neglected ankles and feet a good stretch. It increases toe mobility, strengthens the ankles and lengthens the plantar fascia, the connective tissue on the sole of the foot.

“By releasing the fascia on the soles of your feet, you’re creating space and length through the whole back line of fascia, the one continuous sheet of connective tissue that runs along the soles of the feet to the back of the legs, torso and neck, up over the top of the head, to just above the eyebrows.”

How to do toe sit:

Sit on your heels with feet together and all 10 toes tucked underneath you.
Start to bring your weight back onto the balls of the feet. Find a position you can hold, noting that the further forward you bring your weight, the less intense the pose.
Build to hold the pose for one to three minutes, breathing deeply.
To come out of the pose, bring your weight forward and slowly release your toes.

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