The calf muscle is actually made up of two primary muscles: the gastrocnemius muscle and the soleus muscle. "The vast majority of injuries are to those two muscles," says Robert Gillanders, a ...

You work your calves with every step you take — walking and running. These muscles are the unsung heroes that work in almost every standing leg exercise you do, from squats to lunges to side skaters.

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 ...

If you want to become a better runner, you simply need to run more, right? Well, not really – the reality is a little more nuanced than that. While clocking more miles does usually translate to ...

It happened right in the middle of your afternoon walk — a sudden, sharp pain deep in the calf muscle in your lower leg. It hurt so bad you could barely finish the walk. Even though several days have ...

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 48 years old and been running since I was 6. My Achilles tendon had begun to ache just a little last week and I went to see my family doctor who told me after an MRI that I had a partial tear but ...