4 standing soleus stretch.
Floor strech for soleus.
Push both feet flat to the floor then drive your back knee toward the ground.
Stand upright and brace against a wall for balance pointing the right foot backward away from the body.
Hold the stretch for 30 seconds and repeat with the other leg.
Once the stretches have been successfully completed trainers can feel comfortable taking a client through his her leg workout.
Start by standing near a wall or other support like a chair with your hands on the wall at eye level.
While keeping the toes pressed against the floor lean your weight onto the right leg and press the bottom of the heel down toward the floor.
When you include soleus stretching exercises into your warm up routine.
You should feel a stretch in your left calf.
The soleus and gastrocnemius are two of the muscles in your calves and are heavily involved in many of the exercises you perform each day.
Perform advanced soleus stretches in a seated kneeling position.
You should begin to feel your soleus muscle stretching the more you push your knee toward the floor.
The soleus which lies under the gastrocnemius attaches on the fibula and onto the heel while the gastrocnemius crosses the knee joint and attaches onto the femur thighbone and achilles tendon.
After holding the stretch for 30 seconds switch legs.
Hold this stretch for 10 to 15 seconds then relax and switch the position of your feet to stretch out your other leg.
Bend the knee of your back leg and press the heel into the floor.
The top side of the toes is placed down against the floor.
Sit on the floor with the leg to be stretched straight out in front of you.
An achilles stretch is a lot like a calf stretch you may already know how to do.
Keep your left heel firmly on the floor.
After 30 seconds bend the left knee to shift stretch to the soleus.
If you feel the stretch only in your hamstrings bend your front knee until you feel the calf stretch as well.
Hold for 20 to 30 seconds then bring your buttocks up off your feet to relieve the tension.
Lean your hips forwards pushing into the wall and feel the stretch in your back leg.
Place your toes on the floor under your heels then sit back resting your buttocks on your heels until you feel a stretch along the back of your calves.
An adequate fitness program will incorporate stretching because it increases flexibility improves circulation and range of motion and reduces muscle stress.
To activate the deeper slow twitch soleus trainers may wish to swap out regular calf raises.
To stretch the right soleus change the position of your legs.
Benefits of soleus exercises.
3 standing gastrocnemius stretch.
Place a towel or belt around 2 seated calf stretch.
Because your soleus is made up primarily of slow twitch muscle fibers strengthening the muscle builds your endurance for walking running and cycling.
