Exercise ball on the wall calf raise

How to do it

1. 1Stand with your back against a wall and place an exercise ball between your lower back and the wall.
2. 2Set your feet shoulder‑width apart, toes pointing forward.
3. 3Hold a dumbbell in each hand with arms extended at your sides.
4. 4Raise your heels, shifting your body weight onto the balls of your feet.
5. 5Pause briefly at the top, then lower the heels slowly back to the start.
6. 6Repeat the desired number of reps.

More calves exercises

• Single leg calf raise (on a dumbbell)Dumbbells
• One leg floor calf raiseBodyweight
• 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
• Lever seated squat calf raise on leg press machineLeverage machine

This 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.