Slant Board - anyone have one?

[redrabbit29]

Hi,

I've been using one of these at the gym, for two main reasons:

1) Standing on it, tipping forward gives a really great calf and achilles stretch. I find this better than hanging off the end of a ledge. This has been really beneficial for mild plantar fasciatus and also really tight calves.

2) Great for squats as it can change the movement slightly.



I am considering buying one for home as I work from home. I sit all day but have a standing desk so try to alternative.

I am thinking that standing on this, stretching my calves would really help as they honestly just hurt sometimes with how tight they are.

Has anyone got one of these or use them regularly?

Thanks

p.s. I know some may say to make one yourself, but I am so inept with any form of DIY that if I tried, I'd probably chop my arm off and poke my eye out.

[spikeyhead]

I use a yoga brick for a similar purpose

[Radec]

Not used one before, however to initially save you some money.

Have you tried standing vertical straight against a wall at arms length and palms on the wall then leaning straight into the wall with feet flat on the floor also standing on the bottom steps with your heel hanging off the edge, feet together.
Then dipping below and raising your heels above the step using the ball of your feet?

[redrabbit29]

Radec said:

Not used one before, however to initially save you some money.

Have you tried standing vertical straight against a wall at arms length and palms on the wall then leaning straight into the wall with feet flat on the floor also standing on the bottom steps with your heel hanging off the edge, feet together.
Then dipping below and raising your heels above the step using the ball of your feet?

Yes tried those. I also regularly do calf raises, heel drops, massage, foam roll, massage gun sometimes.

The main appeal of this for me is that I can stand there passively for 5 minutes working.

I know some will say "just schedule in 5 minutes to go to a step" but the thing I need is continual and repeated stretching. Not just the odd few minutes

[redrabbit29]

spikeyhead said:

I use a yoga brick for a similar purpose

That's a good idea. I haven't got a yoga block but I do have about 20 other similar items from my home gym. I'll see if any are block shaped or things around the house even.

I have some weight plates. I could try out the 20kg one which is quite thick

[Dolf Stoppard]

Get yourself a decent wobble board then you can do other stuff as well.

[roboxm3]

I'm lucky that we have a 'woodshed' where I work, so I asked one of the lads to knock me up a 'stretching wedge' which is essentially the same thing albeit without the adjustability.

I try and just stand on it watching TV for a bit each night, do a few calf-raises, a bit of bent-knee-stretching and it's definitely helping to alleviate any tightness.

[redrabbit29]

I just bought one of these. Wasn't cheap at £62 but thought I'd finally get one. The gym I was using before which had this has closed down, and I am still having plantar fasciatus issues in my left foot.

This is despite having 5x sessions of shockwave therapy. The issues are minor really, and after 48 hours or so they almost all subside. But I walked for about 10 miles on Saturday and felt quite a lot of discomfort and it's taken a couple of days to reduce

Anyway...

Slant board has just arrived and I am using Alexa to countdown 2 minutes on each calf
It adjusts and I've got it on the "easiest" setting at present meaning the angle is at the slightest
I WFH so going to try this at the stand up desk throughout the day

Bought this as I believe calf tightness and possibly weakness is a primary cause for me. Going to try it out for a while and see how it goes