Standing Chair Calf Raises
- Stand tall and straight, with your feet planted about hip-width apart, and your hands on the back of a stable chair or another secure form of support.
- Focusing the tension in your calf muscles, slowly raise yourself up onto the balls of your feet as if moving towards a tip-toe position.
- Pause at the top and then slowly lower your heels back down to the starting position to complete 1 repetition.
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