Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The calf muscle is actually made up of two primary muscles: the gastrocnemius muscle and the soleus muscle. "The vast majority of ...

Nothing boosts my energy like a nice long run. It's after I've clocked in some miles that soreness and stiffness throughout my ankles flare up — a discomfort I always shrug off with some ankle rolls.

Sore calf muscles tend to crop up after hard runs, intense cardio sessions, or tough lower-body workouts, and are particularly annoying because of how long they can hang around. "It's hard to rest ...

Cool-down stretches lengthen your muscles, boosting your flexibility and reducing your risk of injury. I know this, yet I still end up skipping them at the end of my run or gym session. To change this ...

Stretching the calf muscles can ease plantar fasciitis pain. Strengthening foot muscles may help alleviate heel pain. Picking up marbles with your toes can strengthen foot muscles. The pain in the ...

Runners see a lot of different stretching poses, but are often confused on the best stretches to keep them healthy and ready for optimal performance. This ten-stretch program for runners was developed ...

Uncrowned is a new destination for all things MMA, boxing, wrestling, and more, featuring Ariel Helwani. Muscle strains are graded on a scale of 1-3 depending on the amount of fiber damage. Grade 1 ...

Physical therapist David Barouche has created a new fitness gadget called CalfPRO, offering the world’s first leveraged calf stretching system. CalfPRO has been designed to hold your heel in the ...

I’m a 70-year-old radiologist and have been running most of my adult life. Last October I was two miles into a 10K race when I pulled over because of a “calf cramp.” My whole calf then really ...

There's plenty of debate about whether stretching before and/or after running is useful. But we spend less time thinking about what stretching actually does – what's changing on a muscular, ...