Relieve Your Sore Feet in 15 Minutes

Four quick and easy routines to soothe your soles.

Achy-Feet Relief Routine

Who wouldn’t enjoy parties more in her slippers? The sole-crushing footwear you wear instead can wreak havoc on the 100-plus muscles, ligaments, and tendons in each ankle and foot, causing—ouch!—pain. Soothe your feet with stretches designed by Katy Bowman, a human-movement expert in Los Angeles and the creator of the Aligned and Well DVD series ($15 each, alignedandwell.com). Do the four-move circuit detailed on the following slides—up to three times daily while you’re on, say, the holiday party circuit—holding each move for up to a minute.