How’s Your Ankle/Calves Flexibility? 2 Ways To Improve

Notice that your calves seem to always be tight or you maybe you have always had this issue? Check out video below on how to foam roll your calves and the pic of how to use a smaller textured foam roller to use compression therapy for the soleus muscle (just above the achilles and below the calf muscle). One way you can tell if your soleus muscle is thigh is if you get good dorsiflexion (toe up towards the knee) during going the act of going downstairs. If it is chronically tight your knees may take more force from going down the stairs. This muscle helps you to toe of correctly during a walking gait and helps with balance as well.

Below is a video using a smooth foam roller. You can also use a trigger point ball, a metal water bottle, wooden dowel atop of a yoga block, a canned foods container or anything that may serve this purpose.

Below are some pics of me on a 12x4x4 foam roller I recently gave a client for Christmas. Here’s link to get one: 12x4x4 foam roller.

Hang in there with this position as it can be pretty brutal if you are tight in this position and have never done this before. A good test is to try going down stairs before you doing it and retesting your ease and ankle flexibility after holding the foam roller in this position for 60 seconds to 3 minutes. Make sure to point your toes as this is keeping the muscle in the best position for this release.

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Tonya Tittle, M.S., ACSM, LMT, TPI Level 1
Energy Fitness /Owner/Dir. of Training
(Club 29 Fitness Inc.)

898 N. Hwy 25 Bypass
Greenville, SC 29690 (Travelers Rest area)