A chiropractor shares seven key stretches to help loosen tight calves and relieve tension in your lower legs after a workout.

try increasing the incline and taking your hands off of the handrails so that your calf muscles have to do more to stabilize you. The same adjustment can be made when running to add a calf ...

Stand with your feet facing a step and place the toes of one foot on the elevated surface. Keep the knee straight and lean forwards to stretch into both of the muscles in the calf. “This ...

While calf raises are primarily an isolation exercise that target a specific muscle group, you may also feel other muscles ...

Very easily, lean up against something. You want to feel that stretch through your calf muscle and hold about 20 seconds. And you do two times on one side. Then repeat on the other side.

MOST of us will experience the torture of muscle cramps at some point in our lives. Whether it’s during or after exercise or ...

To do a calf raise, bring yourself up onto your tiptoes and fully contract your calf muscle. Though it may vary based on your fitness experience, three sets of 15-20 reps is a good start.

Bend the front leg while keeping the back leg straight until a stretch is felt in the calf muscle. Hold this position for 5 to 10 seconds, then release. Repeat five times on each side Stand facing ...

The lower body stretch ... that help muscles recover, but it will also increase mobility and range of motion in the glutes which in turn will help you lift and move better in your future strength ...

The muscle is not stronger than you," Folden says. Then the cramp should go away in seconds. To stretch the calf, you can try straightening your leg, pulling your toes toward your shin ...

Your weekly Local Running Newsletter has everything you need to lace up! Subscribe today. Though they power most upright movements, the calf muscles are often overlooked in stretching routines.