The calf muscle is actually made up of two primary muscles: the gastrocnemius muscle and the soleus muscle. "The vast majority of injuries are to those two muscles," says Robert Gillanders, a ...

When it comes to stretching, it's easy to focus on the larger muscles of the legs: the hamstrings, hips, quads—even the glutes. But the calves? They don't get enough attention. Calves can be a bit ...

Tight, cramped calves keeping you down? It doesn't have to be that way. Here's exactly how to get the best calf stretch, according to a yogi. Your calves can be pretty hard to stretch, and that stinks ...

Sore calf muscles tend to crop up after hard runs, intense cardio sessions, or tough lower-body workouts, and are particularly annoying because of how long they can hang around. "It's hard to rest ...

A powerful muscle in the lower body quietly supports the heart’s work every single day. Experts say it plays a far greater ...

The calf muscles perform an essential cardiovascular support role that doctors describe as the “second heart. These muscles are called so, because they pump blood upward towards the heart. People with ...

A From our 30s both the muscle tissue and tendon part of the calf muscle are subject to age-related changes. The changes in the connective tissue, which is the non-contracting part of the muscle, ...

The notion that sitting isn’t good for you isn’t new, but if you think regularly running cancels out the negative side effects of sitting all day, well, you’d be wrong. Why you need to stretch them ...

“Poorly developed calf muscles will limit everyday functional movement and raise the risk of tendon and knee injuries, as well as muscle strains,” says the physiotherapist Lucy Macdonald, a ...