Standing Calf Stretch

Description

This stretch targets the gastrocnemius (the chief muscle of the calf of the leg, which flexes the knee and foot). It is easy to perform anywhere. All you need is a wall or a chair.

Muscles

Front

Back

Primary muscles

Calves (gastrocnemius)

Secondary muscles

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