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Get Me a Towel
Here's a good exercise to do while seated. Place a towel under your bare foot, and then curl your toes, grasping the towel. This exercise works the toe muscles and helps tone the ball of the foot.
Go For a Drive
You don't need a car or a driver's license for this exercise-just a chair. While seated, remove your shoe, extend your leg so your knee is straight and then with your heel on the floor, pretend you're slowly pumping the gas pedal. Bend your foot down as far as it will go, then pull it up as high as possible. This exercise tones your foot, ankle and leg muscles. And it's a great way to take a break if you work at a desk, especially if while doing it you picture yourself driving through a serene countryside-just don't let your boss catch you.
Here Comes the Band
Loop a big, thick rubber band around all five toes on one foot and then try to spread your toes apart, working against the rubber band's tension. For this exercise's second part, slip the rubber band over both big toes and then gently pull your feet apart. Both of these exercises are excellent for strengthening toe muscles and for people who suffer from bunions.
Tipsy Toes
This exercise isn't an excuse for a martini, but having one probably wouldn't hurt. While seated, place your bare feet flat on the floor and without lifting your toes off the floor, raise both heels up as high as possible. Pretend you are standing on the tips of your toes and then relax.
For this exercise's second part, keep your heels and the balls of your feet on the floor, and pull your toes upward as high as they can go. Repeat this exercise several times and the tension will just ooze out of your toes, especially if you had that martini.