When it comes to stretching, it's easy to focus on the larger muscles of the legs: the hamstrings, hips, quads—even the glutes. But the calves? They don't get enough attention. Calves can be a bit ...

A yoga instructor shares 12 fundamental stretches you can do every day to move and feel better.

Animal studies showed that stretching muscles under tension results in hypertrophy or an increase in muscle size. Human studies yielded mixed results. Longer durations of prolonged stretches could be ...

Calf strength and ankle mobility are crucial for all athletes but particularly runners. When your foot strikes the ground, the functional stability of the whole kinetic chain relies on a strong and ...

There's plenty of debate about whether stretching before and/or after running is useful. But we spend less time thinking about what stretching actually does – what's changing on a muscular, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There are few things worse than an achy, lower body. That discomfort is extra miserable when accompanied ...

To round out your warm-up routine, we've rounded up the absolute best stretches that we've learned from fitness experts in 2019. As the clock ticks into a new decade, we’re taking a moment to revisit ...

Physical therapist David Barouche has created a new fitness gadget called CalfPRO, offering the world’s first leveraged calf stretching system. CalfPRO has been designed to hold your heel in the ...

Lower back stretches can help improve flexibility and prevent muscle pain. Stretching other muscles such as the glutes, hamstrings, and calves may also help alleviate pain. Lifting, bending, and ...

Are you prone to calf cramps? Dealing with shin splints, ankle tendonitis and plantar fasciitis? For any and all of the above, careful stretching of the lower leg can make a significant difference. If ...

Your calves and shins may not have the complex construction or delicate reputation of your knees and feet, but that doesn’t mean they’re indestructible. In a recent survey of 14,000 injured runners, ...