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2. Are you stretching correctly? Fitness experts break down what ...

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   Active static stretches involve working a muscle while using other muscles to hold the stretch, Houlin said, such as lifting a leg in front of you using leg and core strength.

3. The Morning Stretch Routine Physical Therapists Wish ... - AOL

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   “Most people tend to curl up in a ball when they sleep, so a morning stretch routine can help loosen the muscles and joints and prep the body for the day.” ... Standing calf stretch. Westend61 ...

4. 3 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Foam Roller

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   Place the foam roller under the calf of your extended leg and lift your butt off of the floor so your weight is on your calf. ... Intensify a Stretch. Stretching your muscles is linked to ...

5. Calf raises - Wikipedia

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   Bridging exercises are done with a flexed knee to lessen the stretch on the hamstring (a knee flexor) and focus the hip extension work on the gluteus maximus. In that same respect, the reduced knee flexion makes plantar flexion work comparable to a seated calf raise, due to the lessened stretch on the gastrocnemius (like the hamstring, also a knee flexor).

6. Tone your calves with these 20 simple exercises - AOL

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   The calf muscles also help you flex your feet and rotate your ankles. The stronger your calves, the higher you can jump, the faster you can run , and the less likely you’ll get injured. Calf ...

7. Stretching - Wikipedia

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   Static stretches are performed while stationary and dynamic stretches involve movement of the muscle. Stretches can also be active or passive, where active stretches use internal forces generated by the body to perform a stretch and passive stretches involve forces from external objects or people to perform the stretch. [15]