Children have very soft, non-fused bones because they are in a period of rapid growth. This is caused by the large amounts of growth hormones that are in their system. A childs natural activity stretches their body and demands a height gain. Therefore, the body is triggered to become taller.

At the end of adolescence, your bones started to fuse. At this point, your growth became increasingly limited. You can overcome this limitation by simulating the exercises that forced your body to grow when you were younger. A great way to do this is by using ankle weights.

Ankle weights help you maximize your workout and stretching to achieve your goals for growing taller. They strengthen and tone the muscles in your legs and lower torso. They increase the resistance as you stretch. Ankle weights stretch out the cartilage between your bones and vertebrae. Also, they help you to take advantage of the bone micro-fractures that happen during high impact activity.

When you are doing a high-impact exercise such as jogging, the bones in your legs suffer tiny breaks called micro-fractures. These breaks are painless and normally unnoticeable. Without the proper enhancements, these fractures are simply repaired and your body does not grow. If you weigh down your legs using ankle weights, these fractures are extended. As your body repairs itself, it will fill in these micro-fractures with new bone matter and make you taller. The increased resistance improves your muscle tone to support your body as it is growing taller. Additionally, ankle weights stretch and increase the cartilage between your joints. Please remember not to wear your ankle weights during your high-impact workout as it may cause injury.

There are several ankle weight techniques you can use to increase your height. There are exercises that must be planned to compliment your high-impact workouts and others must be done in conjunction with sleep. As an example, after you run you should attach a 5 to 10 pound weight on each ankle. Then sit on a chair with your lower legs hanging freely and still for at least 30 minutes. This helps your bones heal in this extended position. About one hour before you sleep you should also sit on a chair wearing ankle weights. This time, swing each leg, one at a time at increasing intervals. This prepares your bones to use the growth hormone in your system while you are sleeping. It also stretches your body in preparation for sleeping with tension. A great way to sleep with tension is to wear ankle weights and sleep with your lower legs hanging over the edge of the bed. This is a more efficient method because it focuses entirely on your lower legs.

Some of the more active ankle weight exercises will also help your body gain height. Stand with your feet shoulder width apart and all of the weight on your heels. Point your heels inward and then shift your weight so that it is now on your toes with your heels pointing outward. Then, raise each foot behind your back and bend your toes forward and back. Another example is to put one foot behind the other and bend your knee to make a lunge. Lunge both to the right and the left and then repeat the lunges with the opposite leg.

A couple of other exercises, such as kicking and pull-ups, are also an excellent way to grow using ankle weights. If you prefer the kicking method, try to do a minimum of 100 kicks daily, and then double the amount every two weeks. Remember that you want to maintain tension on your leg, so kick slowly and deliberately. If you decide to try pull-ups, there are a couple of techniques to try. First, pull up in a way that alternates your head from in front to behind the bar. Then, hang loosely and pull your legs up to your chest and then drop suddenly. This last technique greatly helps to extend your bones micro-fractures and promote growth.

These ankle weight exercises all promote growth. You can use them to follow up a high-impact workout or to optimize the benefits of sleep. Wearing ankle weights makes the nutrition and exercise you give your body more effective and can make you gain height.