How to make your CALF muscles HAPPY (in just 5 minutes!) 😄
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Are you a foam rolling rookie? We get a LOT of questions about foam rolling, especially from newbies, which is why we’ve created a new series called “Intro to Foam Rolling.” Our first featured exercise focuses on your CALVES.
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But first, WHY ROLL AT ALL?
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Simply put: Foam rolling loosens tissue in ways that stretching alone can’t. Have you ever woken up from a deep sleep with a muscle spasm (aka charley horse)?? They are AWFUL. Foam rolling greatly reduces the likelihood of charley horses by relaxing and lengthening the muscle tissue.
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So, what can you do to prevent charley horses in your calves?
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1️⃣ Start with the outside part (exterior) of your right calf.
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2️⃣ Place roller under the bottom of your right calf and rotate your right foot outwards.
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3️⃣ Lift up with your hands, and roll up and down your calf 4x. Use your left leg for support.
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4️⃣ Now, do the same thing for the inside part (interior) of your right calf. Do this by rotating your right foot inwards, and roll up and down 4x.
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5️⃣ End with “windshield wipers” for a cross-friction massage. Start at the bottom of your right calf and “windshield wiper” your foot 4x.
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6️⃣ Do you windshield wipers at your mid-calf and then your upper calf.
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7️⃣ Switch to your left leg and repeat!
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⭐ Our video demonstrates using a SHORT cork foam roller and doing the exercises 1 leg at a time. But, you can also use a LONG foam roller and do either single leg or BOTH legs at the same time ⭐
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As always, hold on any spots that are especially sore or tender. And of course you can do more than 4x if it feels good ( #youdoyou)! IG @rawlogy.
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