Exercise ball on the wall calf raise (tennis ball between knees)

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. 2Position your feet shoulder‑width apart and slightly in front of you.
3. 3Hold a dumbbell in each hand with arms extended at your sides.
4. 4Place a tennis ball between your knees.
5. 5Raise your heels, lifting your body onto the balls of your feet.
6. 6Pause briefly at the top, then lower the heels slowly back to the start.
7. 7Repeat 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
• Exercise ball on the wall calf raiseDumbbells

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.