Exercise apparatus

An exercise apparatus, comprising:

• a foot holder to be disposed on a human foot;
• the foot holder including a pull strap having an end free of the foot holder, and a strap guide having an opening;
• the strap guide positioned such that, when the foot holder is disposed on the foot, the strap guide lies adjacent a top side of a midfoot section of the foot and/or lies adjacent one or more metatarsals of a forefoot section of the foot;
• the pull strap operable such that, when the foot holder is disposed on the foot, the pull strap extends from a bottom side of the foot around one or more phalanges of the foot and along the top side of the foot through the opening of the strap guide and away from the foot holder with the end of the pull strap free of the foot holder;
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• the pull strap operable with the strap guide such that, when a pulling force is applied to the pull strap which extends through the opening of the strap guide, the pull strap slides on the strap guide to direct the pulling force along the top side of the foot around the one or more phalanges of the foot to the bottom side of the foot, whereby the bottom side of the foot is brought into tension by the pulling force.