Exercise ball on the wall calf raise (tennis ball between ankles)
Calves Dumbbells
How to do it
- 1Stand facing a wall with your feet shoulder‑width apart.
- 2Place an exercise ball between the wall and your lower back.
- 3Hold a dumbbell in each hand with arms extended at your sides.
- 4Position a tennis ball between your ankles.
- 5Raise your heels off the floor, lifting onto the balls of your feet.
- 6Pause briefly at the top, then lower your heels slowly back to the start.
- 7Repeat for 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
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.
