Seated Calf Raise

Muscles worked

• Calves · main

How to do it

1. Sit with the pad on your lower thighs just above your knees and the balls of your feet on the platform.
2. Release the safety so your heels can drop.
3. Press up as high as you can onto your toes and pause for a second.
4. Lower slowly until you feel a deep calf stretch.

Watch out: Bouncing at the bottom or cutting the range short.

Alternatives

• Dumbbell Calf Raise
• Jumping Jacks
• Single-Leg Calf Raise
• Tibialis Raise
• Donkey Calf Raise
• Leg Press Calf Raise
• Smith Machine Calf Raise
• Standing Calf Raise