Yet calf muscle exercises are often missing from training routines. “The whole complex needs to work together all the way up the totem pole,” says Nicole Haas, a board-certified orthopedic ...

This stretch helps loosen tight calf muscles, emphasizing the gastrocnemius (the visible muscle that gives your calf its shape), Archambault says. Equipment you’ll need: A wall with space to ...

Very easily, lean up against something. You want to feel that stretch through your calf muscle and hold about 20 seconds. And you do two times on one side. Then repeat on the other side.

You don't have to be a professional football player to need strong calf muscles. When your lower-leg muscles are in shape, they help you move and feel better. The calf muscle actually refers to ...

the muscles and joints won’t be functioning in the same way. That can be dangerous and lead to injuries,” says Emma. Here, she’s shared her go-to calf stretches for when the post-training ...