Calf strengthening exercise for runners

The exercise

At Get Strong physiotherapy & osteopathy we see a lot of runners in the area of Kew and Richmonds and with running comes a myriad of injuries and weak muscles. This exercise is a great way for strengthening the calf muscle. It’s also an endurance type exercise which again is great for runners. Calf muscles are your power houses for running they should be strong enough to be doing 60% of the workload. If in doubt strengthen your calf muscles!

How to do it

Your aim is to get to 100 steps, start with 20 and build up. Go up on to your tiptoes and bend your ankles upwards, don’t allow your heels to hit the ground and bend your ankle up as much as possible. You are moving forward with your ankles and not your hips. It's harder than it looks.