Calf Stretch

Primary muscles
Calves
Secondary muscles
None
Equipment
Body weight
Movement pattern
None

Steps

  1. 1 Stand facing a wall with your hands placed on it at shoulder height.
  2. 2 Step one leg back, keeping your heel on the floor and your front knee slightly bent.
  3. 3 Gently bend your back knee, allowing your heel to slightly lift from the floor to release some tension in your calf.
  4. 4 Straighten your back knee again, pressing your heel firmly into the floor to deepen the stretch in your calf.
  5. 5 Continue bending and straightening your back knee for the desired repetitions, then switch legs and repeat the movement.

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