Exercise Band Plantarflexion

Description

Banded plantarflexion is a great way to bridge the gap between plantarflexion range of motion and the more strenuous calf raises in weight bearing. This can help strengthen the calf muscles, load the Achilles tendon, and improve plantarflexion range of motion.

Muscles

Front

Back

Primary muscles

Calves (gastrocnemius)

Secondary muscles

Soleus

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Description and images from the open wger exercise database, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (authors: wger.de, erikocobra, jptjptjptjpt). Translations by Calix are shared under the same license. Muscle diagrams: wger project (AGPL-3.0).