Improve mobility and reduce stiffness with these 10 stretches for people over 50 from an expert. Stay flexible, independent, and injury-free.

That can be dangerous and lead to injuries,” says Emma. Here, she’s shared her go-to calf stretches for when the post-training pain strikes. Stand facing a wall and place your hands against it ...

Very easily, lean up against something. You want to feel that stretch through your calf muscle and hold about 20 seconds. And you do two times on one side. Then repeat on the other side.

Keep the knee straight and lean forwards to stretch into both of the muscles in the calf. “This stretches out all of the tissue on the back of the lower leg,” says Kayode. Stand facing a wall ...

This stretch helps loosen tight calf muscles, emphasizing the gastrocnemius (the visible muscle that gives your calf its shape), Archambault says. Equipment you’ll need: A wall with space to ...

Pointing your toes downward engages the calf muscles and Achilles tendon, playing a key role in walking, running, and jumping ...

Sometimes we use this machine, leg press, for calf exercises. We like to standing calf raises, however sometimes the weight goes on the shoulder it’s too much for someone that has lower back injury.