Calf Stretch
Step-by-step technique for Calf Stretch, an exercise for calves using bodyweight. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.
How to do it
- Stand in a lunge with your hands on a wall.
- Keep your back leg straight and heel on the floor.
- Lean forward until you feel a stretch in your calf.
- Hold, breathe and switch sides.
Coach tip: Bend the back knee slightly to reach the deeper calf muscle.
Muscles worked
Primary: Calves
Secondary: Tibialis
Calf Stretch is a mobility exercise that loads the calves using bodyweight. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.
At a glance
- Primary muscle
- Calves
- Secondary
- Tibialis
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Type
- Mobility