It always surprises me when I get to the end of the day how many people I have had to hand out calf stretches too. Between heels on our shoes too sitting all day at a desk, our poor calf’s seem to really lack any love and attention. When the calf loses its flexibility propulsion during gait is affected, one of the posterior calf muscles the gastrocnemius is responsible for 30 percent of the power of toe off alone. The gastrocnemius goes through its maximum amount of stretch in the back leg of gait during walking when the foot is in a supinated position. Below is a picture of how to use the rotation plane to ensure your foot is supinated when you stretch your calf.
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