Calf Exercises

Your calves are also very important to keep you balanced. Some say that they are also a hard muscle to develop, but it can be done. Here are some suggestions.

1.Seated calf raise. Sit on the machine with the pad on your thighs and the balls of your feet on the foot rest. Release the handle and drop your heels to the floor, then raise to your tip toes. Repeat.

2. Standing calf raise. The same as the seated calf raise, except you are standing. Stand in the machine putting your shoulders under the pads.

3. Calf extensions. These can be done on either the leg press machine or on a separate calf machine. Put the balls of your feet on the foot pad and press with your toes.

4. Donkey raise. These are when you bend forward at the waist and place the pad on your hips and raise and lower with your toes.