TV doctor Xand van Tulleken has highlighted a simple exercise that could be the answer for those suffering from cramps.

Follow the exercise progression below ... and lower your heel to gently sink into a calf stretch. Make sure you can relax into the position to optimize your tissue’s ability to let go.

Very easily, lean up against something. You want to feel that stretch through your calf muscle and hold about 20 seconds. And you do two times on one side. Then repeat on the other side.

Stretching this calf muscle helps prevent it from tugging ... Do 5 to 10 repetitions daily. This exercise is a little more like a self-massage than an active stretch, but it still helps loosen ...

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In my latest attempt to find a routine that works my calves, I came across this 5-minute drill from popular fitness ...

This variation also stretches the Achilles tendon ... raises two to three days per week. Because calf raises are a single-joint, isolation exercise, it’s important to pair them with other ...

Some gentle stretching and exercise is one of the NHS-recommended ... This twist on the traditional calf raise sees you point your toes and feet outward to the side while lifting your body up ...

He used a typical pre-exercise stretching routine ... of the knee joint and the two arms taped to the thigh and the calf. With the hip joint bent to 90° Michael was asked to straighten his ...