Written Instructions:
Gastrocnemius:
- Place your hands against a wall at shoulder height, placing the leg you want to be stretched at the back and the other leg in front. Ensure that both toes are forward facing.
- Make sure to keep the back heel on the ground at all time and the leg locked.
- With chest up and pelvis forward, bend the front knee forward, and raise the toes of the back foot off the ground to the best of your ability.
- Hold for 30 seconds, 3 times, to each calf muscle, once a day!
Soleus:
- Have the feet a comfortable distance apart with both toes forward facing. Place the leg to be stretched behind with the other leg in front.
- With the chest up and chin in, drop the bum down towards the back heel until you feel the stretch just above the ankle of the back leg.
- Hold for 30 seconds, 3 times, to each calf muscle, once a day!