How to stretch your calf muscles

Stretching the calf muscles helps to make the calves thinner and helps to coordinate the body's strength. To achieve the effect of lengthening the calf muscles, you can use some appropriate methods, some more targeted methods, and stick to this kind of fitness and exercise, which will help to achieve better results. At the same time, it is good for improving the body's immunity and improving the body's movement coordination.

How to stretch your calf muscles

Calf stretching exercise 1

Function: stretch the back of the leg

Stand up and bend forward, support yourself with your hands, and keep your legs straight.

Calf stretching exercise 2

Function: stretch the front of the legs

Stand on your right leg, and with your left hand, bend your left leg and place it behind your buttocks. If you can't stand, you can choose to hold the wall with your other hand. Then, switch between your left and right legs.

Calf stretch exercise three

Function: Stretches the front of the calf

Lie flat on your back, hold your right leg with both hands, bend your right leg at 90 degrees, and bend your left knee and place it on your right leg. After that, switch between the left and right legs.

Calf stretching exercise 4

Function: stretch the medial ligament

Sit upright, stretch your left leg forward to the left, touch your left foot with your left hand, bend your right knee, and bend your right hand to the left.

Calf stretch exercise five

Function: Stretches the inner side of the calf

Squat, bend your right knee and stand on tiptoe, support yourself with your hands, and stretch your left leg to the left.

Calf stretch exercise six

Function: stretch the front and back of the legs

Bend over keeping your legs straight, cross your feet and touch your toes/floor with your hands.

Calf stretch exercise seven

Function: stretch the calf muscles

Support your body against the wall with your hands, press your body forward, put one toe against the wall, and keep the other foot straight to stretch the calf at the back. Then switch legs and exercise both legs at the same time.

Calf stretch exercise eight

Function: Stretches the back of the calf

Lie in a semi-prone position, support yourself with your hands, place your foot on the back of the other knee/calf, or move it down to the ankle (better), press down, and step back with the leg that is pushing off the ground.

The best time to stretch your calves is after exercise training

Stretching is usually done after sports training. Stretching before training will increase the chance of injury during exercise, reduce muscle strength, and weaken athletic performance, so stretching before exercise is not recommended. Before full activity, human muscles and ligaments are in a fragile stage. Stretching will make them tighter, which is very dangerous if used for sports training. Before exercise, it is generally sufficient to warm up with low-intensity aerobic training or low-weight strength training.

Moreover, stretching your calves after exercise can also help slim your calves. For example, if you want to prevent your calves from becoming thicker after running, one good way is to stretch.