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seated calf stretch with towel in knee flexion - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

seated calf stretch with towel in knee flexion

seated stretch targeting calf muscles with knee flexed and towel around foot pulling toward body

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

How it is done

Sit with both knee straight forward, place a pillow under knee of excersing leg. Loop a towel around the foot and hold the end of towel with hand. Pull the foot towards body and feel the stretch under calf muscle. 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.