Leg Over Head Calf Stretch
Gym Exercise Card
Equipment
The exercise involves lying on your back and lifting your legs over your head to stretch the calf muscles and engage the core. It enhances flexibility and strengthens the abdominals and legs, focusing on the calves and lower back.
How to do it
- Lie down on your back with your arms by your sides.
- Bend your knees and lift your legs towards your head.
- Reach your arms up to hold your feet, raising the hips slightly off the ground.
- Hold the stretch, keeping your core engaged and breathing steadily.
- Lower your legs back to the starting position slowly.
Muscles worked
Primary Hamstrings Rectus Abdominis
Secondary Gluteus Maximus Obliques Quadriceps
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