Today, we're diving into a frequently overlooked but CRUCIAL area for every runner: the calves! These are the powerhouse of your stride, absorbing impact and keeping you stable. Strengthening them isn ...

The warm summer months inspire us to embrace our bodies by not covering them up. Our legs should be no different. While we recently spoke to you about developing your thighs over the summer months, ...

For lower-body workouts from Stephanie Mansour routines — plus fitness challenges, walking podcasts, meal plans and inspiration — download the Start TODAY app! Large muscles like the hamstrings and ...

If there’s a muscle that often gets overlooked during leg day, it’s the calf muscles and, if you do remember to train them, more often than not, it usually includes quickly smashing out a dozen calf ...

When working on your legs, some people focus solely on the powerful muscles in the thighs, while overlooking the importance of the calves, which experts say is a mistake. Not only are these muscles ...

Calves are one of the toughest muscles to grow, but six-time Mr. Olympia Chris Bumstead has the solution to training them correctly for real growth. "Calves are one of the most neglected and ...

Specific foot exercises that activate calf muscles have proven to speed healing of venous leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers. Wounds Advisory Board member Laura Bolton, Ph.D., called for the routine ...

If you strength train major muscles like your quads, hamstrings, and abs, you’re off to a great start supporting your running routine. But stop there and you might not be performing as well or going ...

Leg strength exercises after 55 to do in the morning, with a podiatrist’s tips for safer form, balance, and mobility.