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Calf Stretch is designed to stretch the 2 muscle heads of Gastrocnemius and the deeper muscle Soleus. You should stretch your calves two ways with two different stretching exercises.
First is the usual way where you lean against a wall, step back with the leg to be stretched, knee straight, then keep your heel down and push your hips forward until you feel the stretching in your calf. Stand with feet hip width apart, back straight and stomach tight. Hold and slowly count to 20-30 (repeat twice) Repeat other side. the front leg should be kept over the ankle. Do not hold your breath, breathe gently.
Second, keep the same position but bend your knee, which will give a better stretch to the soleus muscle and the achilles tendon.
Stretching exercises should inevitably be a part of any exercise program that you undertake. When you stretch, the muscles also stretch and hence they become more flexible. These exercises must be done both when you warm up and when you cool down. Dynamic stretching exercises, which are slow and controlled, should be a part of warming up and static stretches, which relax the muscles and afford full range of motion, should be a part of the cool down program.
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