Calf Stretch with Rope
Lying on your back, a rope looped around the ball of one foot draws the toes toward you, first with the leg straight, then with the knee bent up; the calf stretches with no body weight on it.
How to do it
Setup
Lying on your back, legs straight, a rope with handles looped around the ball of one foot, a handle in each hand.
Steps
- Pull the handles to draw the toes back toward you, the knee straight.
- Bend that knee up toward the chest and keep pulling the toes back.
- Hold and breathe, then switch legs.
Common mistakes
Rope around the arch or the toes: loop it around the ball of the foot. Lifting the head and shoulders to pull: the arms pull, the back stays down. Yanking the rope: pull slowly and hold still.
Breathing
Slow and even through the hold.
