Standing Heel Raise

The calf muscles are essential for walking and climbing stairs, they commonly weaken with age and often get missed in a routine exercise plan. 

Physio

Stand tall, holding the edge of a surface or putting your hands on the wall. Remaining tall and without bending your knees, push up onto your tip toes as high as you can go. Then slowly return so that your feet are flat on the floor. 

Progression

Carry out the same movement as the standing heel raise but place the front half of your feet on the edge of a step, lowering your feet below the step to feel a stretch in your calf muscles, before raising up to a tip toe position to strengthen the calf muscles through a larger range of motion.