Standing Hamstring and Calf Stretch
- Equipment
- Other
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Force
- Static
- Type
- Stretching
How to do the Standing Hamstring and Calf Stretch
- 1
Being by looping a belt, band, or rope around one foot. While standing, place that foot forward.
- 2
Bend your back leg, while keeping the front one straight. Now raise the toes of your front foot off of the ground and lean forward.
- 3
Using the belt, pull on the top of the foot to increase the stretch in the calf. Hold for 10-20 seconds and repeat with the other foot.
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Exercise data courtesy of the open-source free-exercise-db project.