Legs
standing-calf-raise
Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart, facing forward. You may hold onto a wall or sturdy object for balance. Slowly lift your heels off the ground, rising onto the balls of your feet as high as possible.
- Equipment
- No Equipment
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Focus Area
- Legs
- Injury risk
- Low
Primary muscles
- gastrocnemius
- soleus
Target muscles
- legs
How to perform
- 1
Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart, facing forward. You may hold onto a wall or sturdy object for balance.
- 2
Slowly lift your heels off the ground, rising onto the balls of your feet as high as possible.
- 3
Hold the peak contraction for a moment, squeezing your calf muscles.
- 4
Lower your heels slowly and with control back to the starting position, feeling a stretch in your calves.
Safety & form
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