Like a great sculpture, chiseled calves define a great pair of legs. For men and women, the calf muscles give the legs shape and tone. In addition to sculpting your legs, strong calf muscles will make running, walking, climbing stairs and standing...
Muscle spasms occur when the muscles involuntarily contract. They can be painful and tend to come on without warning. When this happens in the calf muscle, it can make it difficult to walk and carry on with activities until the spasm subsides. It...
Your calf muscles help propel you, whether you’re walking, biking, skiing or racing in a track meet. You can do a number of exercises to help build muscle in your calves -- these exercises will also help naturally tone your legs.
When choosing exercises for your calf muscles, you should be working out the three major muscles of the calves: the gastrocnemius, soleus and tibialis anterior. The gastrocnemius is a large muscle located on the back of your calf. It inserts to...
Losing muscle in your calves can be caused by inactivity or a more serious neuromuscular condition. Once you've established that it's not caused by neural disease or injury, you can combat the loss of muscle by participating in a muscle-building...
When walking normally, your heels lift off the ground while pressure is applied to the balls and toes of your feet. As your heel raises, the calf muscle tightens, strengthening the muscle through repetition. While this motion can be repeated while...
There are a number of reason why your calves aren't developing mass as much as other areas of your body such as your biceps and abs, report trainers at Body Building For You. For many, the calves are not a priority until fitness buffs become...
Strengthening your arm muscles with pushups is straightforward, but getting toned calf muscles requires more strategy. Although you strengthen your calf muscles while you walk throughout the day, choose exercises that target your calves directly...
Your calves do a significant amount of the work involved in running, as they are almost entirely responsible for the "push-off" phase of the stride. They are called into action for some 1,500 steps per mile and are recruited to an...
The muscle below the calf is called the soleus. This muscle is used to hold posture and is a slow-twitch muscle. This muscle can only be targeted with one exercise and responds best to volume training.
Your calves are a muscle group in the back of your lower leg. The two main muscles that are your calves are the gastrocnemius, sometimes abbreviated as gastroc, and the soleus. The gastrocnemius is the larger muscle, the soleus is smaller and sits...
Your calves are exercised throughout the day as you walk from place to place. Calves are a muscle group located at the back of your lower leg. The group contains two muscles: the gastrocnemius and the soleus. The gastrocnemius is visible under...
Your calf muscles are the muscles in the back of your lower leg, called the gastrocnemius. You use your calf muscles during almost every activity you can think of, including walking, running, climbing stairs and jumping. These muscles can become...
Warming up and stretching the soleus is highly important for activities that require a lot of pressing down, or plantarflexing, of the feet. These activities include sports such as basketball or soccer but also include less vigorous activities...
Two major muscles, called the gastrocnemius and the soleus, run down the back of the lower leg. The soleus is a long, wide muscle that sits below the smaller, more bulbous gastrocnemius. These two primary muscles, along with several smaller,...
The calves are a muscle group that is consists of the gastrocnemius and the soleus. The two muscles are responsible for plantarflexion, or extension of the ankles. The gastrocnemius is more involved during straight-leg plantarflexion, while the...
Stretching encourages and maintains flexibility, which can help prevent injuries and ease tightness in muscles and joints. Many people experience tightness in their calves, the muscles at the back of their lower legs. The calf muscle is composed...
Muscle pain, spasms and cramping in the back of legs can develop for a variety of reasons. Simply straining the muscles can cause discomfort between the thighs and calves. In some cases medical conditions may lead to muscle aches or sharp pain in...
Calves are a muscle group that are often neglected during strength training. These muscles on the backside of your lower legs can be strengthened and toned with a variety of exercises. If you want to work this muscle group at home, perform...
Tone calves using a step. Stand on the lowest step of the flight for safety. Stand on the very edge, facing up the stair. Balance on the balls of your feet with the rest of the foot hanging over the edge of the step. Slowly stretch your calve by...
Treadmills range from very basic with no frills to very fancy with digital screens, heart rate monitors and iPod inputs. There is even a treadmill desk that is used while you are working at the office. Regardless of the make or model, all...
Jumping rope helps to burn calories and keeps the lower body, arms and legs in shape. It uses many of the body's muscles, so it doesn't take long to build lean muscle. Jumping rope burns the same amount of calories as 30 minutes of running.
The calf muscles consist of two parts. The gastrocnemius has a lateral and medial head and it sits right beneath the knee on the back of the leg. The soleus is anterior, or in front of, the gastroc. Running is a high-impact activity that...
Tight calf muscles are a concern with athletes, especially runners, and even when muscles loosen up during exercise, they usually become tighter after workouts. The muscles of the calves include the soleus and the gastrocnemius. A lack of...
Research published in the "British Journal of Sports Medicine" in 2002 found that calf muscle strains and Achilles tendinitis were among the most common running injuries. Causes of calf injuries and pain include inadequate stretching before...
Overdoing it during your run can cause you to tear or pull your calf muscles. This can lead to pain, swelling and stiffness in the back of the lower leg. Another common running injury, shin splints, can cause pain in your shins and the muscles...
Running and cycling both cause you to burn calories and lose weight. One major area where these forms of cardiovascular exercise differ is in the impact they cause. Running is high-impact where cycling causes little if any impact to the body. This...
Spot reduction is a myth: Doing hip or thigh exercises does burn calories, but it won't automatically melt fat away from those specific areas. Exercising your hip and thigh muscles will, however, create a sleek, toned shape to be revealed as you...
Exercise machines are a popular and easy way to get into shape. Machines such as the treadmill, stair stepper, elliptical trainer and stationary bike strengthen your muscles while accelerating your heart and, therefore, burn calories and fat....
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