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Instructions

• Hold your trunk tight and keep your back straight
• Place a weight plate on the floor (or object with similar height)
• Position the balls of your feet on the weight
• Heals on the floor
• Flex your torso forward at 90°
• Hold on to a frame for balance
• Raise your heals as high as possible
• Lower your heals so they almost touch the floor

Muscles involved

• Gastrocnemius