How to Strengthen Calves After a Broken Ankle (Video)

When recovering from a broken ankle, one of the most important things that you need to focus on is building strength in your calves. Strengthen the calves after a broken ankle with help from a passionate fitness professional in this free video clip.

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Hi, I'm Sarah Huggins for LIVESTRONG.com. How do you strengthen your calf after you have a broken ankle? Well one of the main things you can do is walking and then a specific strengthening exercise for your calf would be the calf raise. To do this, come to a step or a set of stairs if you are at home, stand up on the steps and hold onto something in front of you for balance or it could be the handrail if you're at home, raise up onto your toes, slowly lower down and hold for five seconds and raise back up. Hold for five and back down for five. Repeat this exercise ten times, take a short rest and then do it again two to three times. You would want to do this exercise once a day to help strengthen your calves if you had a broken ankle. I'm Sarah Huggins for LIVESTRONG.com.

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