Calf stretch 4 lie down on a yoga mat then push your body up so you re on all fours.
Calf stretch off stair.
To perform a stair based calf stretch stand facing up a flight of stairs.
Raise and lower your heel while engaging your gastrocnemius through the full range of motion even as you lower your heel.
Stand allowing your heels to drop off the back of a stair.
Stair stretch this is generally the best way to stretch your gastrocnemius.
When you try to stretch your calves on the floor for example your heel never goes below your toes so you miss out on a great stretch.
Use railing or wall for balance.
Keeping your back straight your head over your spine and your shoulders down and back engage your.
Stand on a stair with one foot fully on the stair and the other foot with the heel over the edge.
Rise up lifting the heels as high as you can contract the calf muscle.
Stretch your gastrocnemius second.
Slowly lower your heel so it falls below the stair and you feel a stretch in the back of your calf.
With knees straight shift body weight to one foot.
Straighten your arms and legs and raise your hips into the air forming an upside down v with your body.
Stand on a stair and with a straight unbent leg let your heel hang off the edge of the stair.
Position toes and balls of feet on stair step or calf block with arches and heels extending off.
Not only is a stairway a good place to perform aerobic exercise you can also use the stairs to improve your flexibility.
Lower back down to the starting position.
Repeat with opposite leg.