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- Stretching Exercises
- Resistance Band Exercises
- Gym Ball - Swiss Ball Exercises
- Free Weights Exercises
- Body Weight Exercises
- Resistance Machine Exercises
- Lower Leg & Ankle Exercises
- Back Exercises
- Shoulder Exercises
- Hip & Groin Exercises
- Elbow and Arm Exercises
- Knee, Hamstring & Thigh
- Wrist & Hand Exercises
- Core Strengthening
- Pilates Exercises
- Plyometrics
- Vibration training
Soleus Stretch II
The soleus muscle lays underneath the larger gastrocnemius muscle. Bending the knee takes the gastrocnemius out of the stretch.
Teaching Points
- Place the leg to be stretched in front with the toes raised up on a step or something similar.
- Bend the knee and lean forwards to increase the knee flexion.
- 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.
