Elongate your calves and protect ag

Elongate your calves and protect against injury with regular stretching. Runner’s World reminds readers “elastic, flexible calf muscles can soften the shock on feet and ankles” when running. Also, since stretching keeps your muscle fibers elastic, it allows strength training moves to have maximum effect. Find a towel or flexibility band, sit on the ground with your legs out in front of you, loop the band over your flexed feet and pull back.