Position toes and balls of feet on stair step or calf block with arches and heels extending off.
Calf stretch off stair.
Stand allowing your heels to drop off the back of a stair.
Slowly lower your heel so it falls below the stair and you feel a stretch in the back of your calf.
Raise and lower your heel while engaging your gastrocnemius through the full range of motion even as you lower your heel.
With both feet on the bottom stair inch your toes back until your heels jut off the front edge.
Stretch your gastrocnemius second.
Straighten your arms and legs and raise your hips into the air forming an upside down v with your body.
With knees straight shift body weight to one foot.
Use railing or wall for balance.
Place your hands on an adjacent wall or grip a handrail for light support.
Rise up lifting the heels as high as you can contract the calf muscle.
Repeat with opposite leg.
Stand on a stair and with a straight unbent leg let your heel hang off the edge of the stair.
The stairs can also help improve your ankle flexibility and.
Calf stretch 4 lie down on a yoga mat then push your body up so you re on all fours.
Stair stretch this is generally the best way to stretch your gastrocnemius.
Stand on a stair with one foot fully on the stair and the other foot with the heel over the edge.
Lower back down to the starting position.
Keeping your back straight your head over your spine and your shoulders down and back engage your.