Legs · Bodyweight
Roll Peroneal Side Lying on Floor
How to do the roll peroneal side lying on floor, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- time
- Movement
- Isometric
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Lie on your side with a foam roller under the outer lower leg, between the knee and ankle. Stack your body and roll slowly along the muscles on the outside of the shin. Pause on tight spots and breathe, then switch sides.
- 1Release along the outside of the lower leg
- 2Pressure tracking the outer shin muscles
- 3Tender spots easing as you breathe out
Common mistakes
- Don't roll over the bony outer ankle
- Avoid fast back-and-forth passes
- Don't collapse the supporting shoulder
Muscles worked
The roll peroneal side lying on floor mainly works the calves, with the tibialis anterior assisting.
- CalvesPrimary
- Tibialis AnteriorSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
Kovo programs the roll peroneal side lying on floor for you and tracks it every session.
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More calves & shins exercises
- How to do the ankle cars
- How to do the ankle circles
- How to do the ankle rocks
- How to do the resistance band ankle mobilization
- How to do the calf press
- How to do the calf raises with hold
Last reviewed June 2026.