Perform full-range-of-motion heel raises (with both ... and lower your heel to gently sink into a calf stretch. Make sure you can relax into the position to optimize your tissue’s ability ...

“If your ankle seldom uses its full range of motion ... You should feel a deep stretch in the working calf. Repeat until your calf muscle fatigues (usually 5 to 20 reps), then switch legs.

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.

That can be dangerous and lead to injuries,” says Emma. Here, she’s shared her go-to calf stretches for when the post-training pain strikes. Stand facing a wall and place your hands against it ...

Keep the knee straight and lean forwards to stretch into both of the muscles in the calf. “This stretches out all of the tissue on the back of the lower leg,” says Kayode. Stand facing a wall ...

Using full range of motion will help you achieve greater strength gains and healthier tendons,' says McPeak. This variation also stretches the Achilles tendon. To level up your calf raises ...

Continue shifting back and forth between the two stretches until you feel the muscles release. Switch sides and repeat. What it does: Targets the calf muscles and increases ankle mobility.