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Calf Stretch with Foot Hold

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Content last reviewed: 2026-07-06

Calf Stretch with Foot Hold demonstration

How to do it

  1. Sit tall with a strap around your left foot; extend your left leg out to the side, knee straight, right knee bent in.
  2. Facing your left leg, rest your right hand on your right knee and bend your right leg, bracing it against the straight left leg.
  3. Gently lift your left foot upward, holding the top of the foot with your left hand.
  4. Hold 20–30 s, then relax 20 s. Repeat twice per side.

Form cues

  • Equipment: a gymnastic strength band, yoga strap, or resistance band all work — use whichever you have.

Dosage

  • Hold 20–30 s
  • relax
  • repeat 2× per side

Muscles worked

gastrocnemius — anatomical illustration
gastrocnemiusAnatomical illustration derived from BodyParts3D, © The Database Center for Life Science, licensed under CC BY-SA.
soleus — anatomical illustration
soleusAnatomical illustration derived from BodyParts3D, © The Database Center for Life Science, licensed under CC BY-SA.
hamstrings — anatomical illustration
hamstringsAnatomical illustration derived from BodyParts3D, © The Database Center for Life Science, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Stretches: gastrocnemius, soleus, hamstrings

Target muscles

GastrocnemiusSoleusHamstrings
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