I challenged myself to 100 calf raises every night for two weeks. Discover what happened to my calves, strength, and overall ...

Here’s a look at how strong calf muscles can give your brain a leg up — and how to beef up these beauties at home.

Start with double leg calf raises and then move to single leg if you're up for a challenge, Tenforde says. Exercise 6: Hold hands with your feet Beck Harlan/NPR / ...

Beat desk job leg fatigue with these 5 simple under-desk calf raises. Boost circulation, reduce stiffness, and energize your ...

What's more, calf raises are very simple, quick to do, require nothing more than a step or raised ledge and can easily be fitted into your daily routine.

Calf raises are one way to strengthen your calf muscles. When you work the gastrocnemius and the soleus (two muscles that attach to the heel bone via your Achilles tendon and make up your calves ...

Calf (heel) raises are designed to help strengthen the soleus and gastrocnemius, located along the back of the lower leg. The gastrocnemius is larger and more visible, the soleus lies underneath.

On day two, I added the calf raises to my strength training routine — as it was leg day, after all. This time, I added some weights to the mix to up the ante a little.

Start with double leg calf raises and then move to single leg if you're up for a challenge, Tenforde says. Exercise 6: Hold hands with your feet Beck Harlan/NPR / ...