Soleus (work best with shoes on)

Calf Muscles (Soleus, Gastrocnemius)

* A note on stretching your calf. There are two major muscles in your calf – one crosses the knee joint, the other does not. Therefore, in order to stretch both muscles, you must stretch your calf two ways – with the knee bent and with it straight.

• Right knee needs to be bent slightly during this stretch
• Stand facing a wall.
• Place hands on the wall
• Dropping your torso down helps here
• With a lightly bent right knee, place right heel on the floor close to wall with balls of foot up against the wall
• Keep your right knee slightly bent as you move your torso towards the wall feeling a stretch in your calf a couple inches above your right heel.