standing calves
The standing calves exercise is a bodyweight movement targeting the calf muscles. It involves raising your heels off the ground to stand on your toes, then lowering them back down, which helps build strength and endurance in the calves.
Difficulty
Equipment: Bodyweight
Duration: 30seconds
Calories: ~6/per minute
STRENGTH
Target Muscle
calvesLOWER POST
Secondary Muscles
hamstringsglutes
Instructions
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, toes pointing forward.
- Raise your heels off the ground as high as possible, standing on your toes.
- Hold the position for a moment, then slowly lower your heels back down to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
