One leg floor calf raise
Calves Bodyweight
How to do it
- 1Stand with your feet hip‑width apart and place your hands on a wall or sturdy object for balance.
- 2Lift one foot off the ground and balance on the other foot.
- 3Slowly raise the heel, coming up onto the ball of the foot.
- 4Pause briefly at the top, then lower the heel under control back to the start.
- 5Repeat for the desired reps and then switch legs and repeat.
More calves exercises
- Single leg calf raise (on a dumbbell)Dumbbells
- Band single leg calf raiseResistance band
- Dumbbell seated one leg calf raise - palm upDumbbells
- Bodyweight standing calf raiseBodyweight
- Smith standing leg calf raiseSmith machine
- Smith one leg floor calf raiseSmith machine
- Exercise ball on the wall calf raiseDumbbells
- Lever seated squat calf raise on leg press machineLeverage machine
See it moving
In the app every exercise comes with its animation and the muscle marked on the body, with the set timer and the rests counted.
See NiudThis page is for information and doesn’t replace a professional. If you have an injury or a medical condition, ask first. Data from the open catalogue hasaneyldrm/exercises-dataset, MIT licence.
