Legs · Bodyweight
Sitting Toe Pull Calf Stretch
How to do the sitting toe pull calf stretch, 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
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Sit on the floor with one leg straight out in front of you. Loop a towel or your hands around the ball of that foot and pull the toes back toward your shin until you feel a stretch through the calf, then hold and switch sides.
- 1A stretch through the calf and back of the lower leg
- 2Your knee staying straight as you pull
- 3A steady pull on the toes toward your shin
Common mistakes
- Bending the knee to ease off the stretch
- Rounding your back to reach the foot
- Yanking the toes into sharp pain
Muscles worked
The sitting toe pull calf stretch mainly works the calves, with the hamstrings assisting.
- CalvesPrimary
- HamstringsSupport
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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.