• Standing straight with a dumbbell in one hand, lift the same foot as the side without the dumbbell off the floor. Hold onto something for balance.
    Raise your heel upwards while keeping your knees stationary.
    Pause when your heels are fully extended and then slowly return to the starting position and repeat.
  • Hold onto something for balance. Raise one foot off the ground.
    Raise your heel upwards while keeping your knees stationary.
    Pause when your heels are fully extended and then slowly return to the starting position and repeat.
  • Begin by standing on a raised surface (such as a step or box) with the balls of your feet on the edge of the surface and your heels hanging off. Hold a barbell across your upper back and shoulders, using an overhand grip.
    Keeping your core engaged and your back straight, push through the balls of your feet to raise your heels up as high as you can.
    Lower your heels back down to the starting position, allowing your calves to stretch.
  • Hold on to something for balance.
    Hinge forward and maintain that position. Calf raise until you feel a contraction in your calfs.