Exercise Newsletter Archive: Issue #384, Calf Raise

Exercise Tips

Questions

Nobody's got all the answers. We all need advice. Millions of readers get the advice they need from LifeTips. It's the place authors go to self-publish a book on a topic they're passionate about. And they keep the tips, books and advice flowing to readers and fans!

Author Spotlight

Nicholas Frank

Self-Publish
Your Book Now

Nicholas's Tweets

Guidebox - Watch Full Episodes of your favorite TV shows free. http://t.co/kGsKoeRi [#]
Don't have time to make it to #yoga? Take @GaiamTV 's FREE online yoga class. Here's a 10 day free trial! - sponsored http://t.co/0dIxQVJa [#]
Get your Free sample of #SimplyRight underwear! - sponsored http://t.co/eLQPTpwf [#]
@MikeOHearn dude, lovin' PB - thanks for sharing all that great info, and looking forward to more [#]
We're offering a 75% discount on our Prescription Savings Club membership! Learn more here. #JointheClub - sponsored http://t.co/1OVoshSy [#]

LifeTips Home

Exercise Tips

Aerobic exercise

Aging and Exercise

Answer User Questions about Exercise

Exercise Books

Exercise Plans

Finding a Personal Trainer

Fitness

Gym Selection

Injury Prevention

Sports Conditioning

Sports Nutrition

Strength Training

Stretching

Walking

Water Exercise

Workout

Exercise Guru

Exercise Blog

Exercise Links

Exercise Jobs

Exercise FAQs

Exercise Questions


Exercise Links
thisismyworkout.com


Tip of the Day RSS Feed Fresh Exercise Tips Daily




Listen to our Radio Show
Hot topics for both consumers and webmarketers on WebmasterRadio.FM Every Wednesday, 4PM Eastern.

July 3, 2009, Newsletter Issue #384: Calf Raise

1
		Tip of the Week The Calf Raise exercise sometimes comes up on the workout menu. Your calf is on the back of your lower leg and is flexed when you stand on your tippy-toes. Most people will either sit on a machine and flex their calves or stand on a machine with the weight bearing on their shoulders. In both cases, most people (not all) will put on way too much weight and then use their upper legs without knowing it, causing their calves to relax a little bit and not get as much benefit from the exercise. Let's look at a different way to do calf work... Stand up straight in Anatomical Neutral Posture with arms at your sides. When you do a Calf Raise, make sure that you stand on your tippy-toes for at least 2-3 seconds, coming slowly back down to the floor. If you feel that is too easy, grab some weights. Make sure to keep your shoulders back during the exercise to not stress the muscles in your neck. Just today I was doing Calf Raises holding 60 lbs. in each hand. Not only do you get a nice calf workout, but also your arms (especially forearms) get a great workout! That way you are not just focusing on one part of your body, but combining muscle groups and exercises to get more of a total body workout.

2
		About LifeTips Now one of the top on-line publishers in the world, LifeTips offers tips to millions of monthly visitors. Our mission mission is to make your life smarter, better, faster and wiser. Expert writers earn dough for what they know. And exclusive sponsors in each niche topic help us make-it-all happen.

LifeTips is a service of ideaLaunch, a leading provider of content marketing services
and solutions. Passionate, self-published authors keep the tips, advice and books
flowing to LifeTips readers and fans. Publish Your Book Now!

Nicholas's Tweets

July 3, 2009, Newsletter Issue #384: Calf Raise

Tip of the Week

About LifeTips