Legs · Bodyweight
Seated Calf Raise on a Chair
How to do the seated calf raise on a chair, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Sit tall on a chair with your feet flat and knees bent over your ankles. Press through the balls of both feet to lift your heels as high as possible, pause to squeeze your calves at the top, then lower slowly back to the floor.
- 1Calves contracting as you press your heels up
- 2A squeeze at the top, then a slow stretch down
- 3Even pressure across the balls of both feet
Common mistakes
- Bouncing or using momentum on the reps
- Letting your ankles roll inward or outward
- Lifting your hips off the seat to help
Muscles worked
The seated calf raise on a chair mainly works the calves.
- CalvesPrimary
- QuadsMinor
- HamstringsMinor
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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.