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calf stretch with towel in long sitting - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

calf stretch with towel in long sitting

pull foot toward body using towel while sitting with straight legs to stretch calf muscles

Starting position
long-sitting
Joints
head
Muscles
gastrocnemius, soleus
Equipment
towel
Goal
mobility, stretching
Type
active assisted, passive

How it is done

Sit with both knee straight forward, loop a towel around the foot of exercising leg and hold the end of towel with hand. Pull the foot towards body and feel the stretch under calf muscle. Hold it and release the pull for repeat.

Nothing here is a prescription. Your physiotherapist decides which of these are yours, and when.

The plan starts with an assessment.