Step-by-step
- Place the ball of one foot on a step and hold the other foot in the air or hook it behind your ankle.
- Lightly hold onto a wall or a fixed point with your fingers for balance.
- Lower the heel of the working foot to create a stretch in the calf.
- Press onto the ball of your foot to raise your heel as high as possible and squeeze at the top.
- Lower under control to complete the set, then switch to the other leg.
Coaching tip
Stand on one foot at the edge of a step, lower under control, and rise fully onto your toes at the top.
Caution
Skip this move or ask a professional first if you have pain or an injury in: ankle. FitCi filters it out of your program automatically based on the injuries in your profile.
More calves exercises
- Standing Calf Raise (Machine)Ayakta Makine ile Baldır (Calf Raise)
- Seated Calf RaiseOturarak Baldır (Calf Raise)
- Standing Calf Raise (Smith Machine)Smith Machine ile Ayakta Baldır
- Standing Dumbbell Calf RaiseDambıl ile Ayakta Baldır
- Leg Press Calf RaiseLeg Press ile Baldır
- Donkey Calf RaiseDonkey Calf Raise
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