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.

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 ...

There are several steps that come before an injury – the actual injury is the last These are the classic exercise ... forwards to stretch into both of the muscles in the calf.

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 ...

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 ...

Objective: To investigate the acute effects of isolated eccentric and concentric calf muscle exercise on Achilles tendon sagittal thickness. Design: Within-subject, counterbalanced, mixed design.

The key is consistency in any form of physical activity that burns calories and improves overall fitness, said Dr Ravi ...