How to perform it
- Stand with your feet hip-width apart, spine upright, abs engaged, and gaze forward.
- Keep your arms in a comfortable position or place your hands on a stable support to help with balance.
- Keep your feet aligned and your body stable throughout the movement.
- Begin by raising your heels off the floor, coming onto the balls of your feet in a controlled motion.
- Rise to a comfortable range of motion and focus on contracting the calves at the top.
- Slowly lower your heels back to the floor, controlling the entire return phase.
- Avoid swinging your body or using momentum to perform the movement.
- Exhale as you raise your heels and inhale as you lower them.
What you should feel
Work in the calves, especially the back of the lower legs. The effort should remain controlled in the lower legs, without pain in the ankles, knees, or arches of the feet.
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Exercise questions
Stand with your feet hip-width apart, spine upright, abs engaged, and gaze forward. Keep your arms in a comfortable position or place your hands on a stable support to help with balance. Keep your feet aligned and your body stable throughout the movement. Begin by raising your heels off the floor, coming onto the balls of your feet in a controlled motion. Rise to a comfortable range of motion and focus on contracting the calves at the top. Slowly lower your heels back to the floor, controlling the entire return phase. Avoid swinging your body or using momentum to perform the movement. Exhale as you raise your heels and inhale as you lower them.
Heel raise to work the calves with control during both the upward and return phases.
Work in the calves, especially the back of the lower legs. The effort should remain controlled in the lower legs, without pain in the ankles, knees, or arches of the feet.
The guidance above organizes the content from the Athletic Station exercise base. Adapt the movement to your individual condition and stop if you experience pain.