The calves are made up of the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles. Each of these muscles is critical to walking, running, jumping and supporting ... contractions that can also lead to calf muscle pain.

If you're suffering with pain in the back of the heel, you may have picked up an achilles tendon injury. Here's what you need ...

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How to: Start standing with feet shoulder-width apart and toes pointing forward. Engage core and bend knees to reach hips back and lower down into a squat (aim for knees at a 90-degree angle ...

Giannis Antetokounmpo exited Tuesday night’s game against the Boston Celtics with a strain of the left soleus muscle, which is one of two muscles that make up the calf in the lower leg. It was a ...

Giannis Antetokounmpo exited Tuesday night’s game against the Boston Celtics with a strain of the left soleus muscle, which is one of two muscles that make up the calf in the lower leg. It was a ...

Most people don’t realize the power of the soleus muscle, often overshadowed by larger leg muscles like the quadriceps. But a recent peer-reviewed study published in iScience and hosted by the ...

Want another reason to love running? A new study has shown that doing vigorous exercise, such as running, at least once a week can help to lower your risk of bone, muscle and joint pain in later life.

Stimulating the soleus muscle adequately seems to reduce chances of its atrophy. So while exercising, astronauts should walk or slowly run with rear foot-strike landing (using a bungee cord would ...