BULLETPROOFING YOUR CALVES 🦵
🟠 Young or old, calf and achilles injuries are a
common site at Body Works and can unfortunately be
a disabling injury, leaving people out of their sport or
exercise for prolonged periods.
🟠 Body Works Physio Steven demonstrates an often
missed exercise in calf injury prevention - THE
SOLEUS CALF RAISE
🟠 The soleus is a broad flat muscle sitting at the back
of our calf underneath the more frequently injured
gastrocnemius muscle. While soleus injuries are less
common, we know that the soleus produces A LOT of
force during walking and running. more so than the
gastrocnemius produces.
🟠 When you consider that the ankle produces more
force than the hip and knee during walking and
running, it means that the soleus is one of the hardest
working muscles in our body during walking and
running!
🟠 So why not train up the hardest worker!
🫵 If you're having issues with calf strains, tears,
achilles tendinopathy or shin splints. Make sure to
book in with one of our physios - 604 983 6616.
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