Advanced Soleus Stretch

This stretch is really effective but you must be careful and make sure you have something to hold on to!

Teaching Points

  • Stand with the toes on a step, the heel off the back and the knee bent.  
  • Make sure you have something to hold on to before dropping the heel down carefully until you can feel a stretch.  
  • Hold for between 10 and 30 seconds.  

Variations

  • Soleus Stretch.  

Muscles Stretched

  • Soleus.  
  • Tibialis Posterior.  
  • Flexor Digitorum.
  •  Longus Flexor.
  •  Hallucis Longus.  

Related Injuries

  •   Calf Strain.
  •   Achilles Tendinitis.  
  • Achilles Tear.