Legs · Bodyweight
Standing Hamstring and Calf Stretch with Starp
How to do the standing hamstring and calf stretch with starp, 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
Stand with one heel forward and toes pulled up. Keep the front leg straight, bend the back leg slightly, and hinge your hips back as you lean over the front leg. Loop a strap around the forefoot and pull gently to deepen the calf stretch, then switch sides.
- 1Feel the back of your front leg lengthen from the hamstring down into the
- 2calf as you hinge
- 3Keep your spine long and hips back so the stretch stays in the leg, not your low back
- 4Pull the strap to draw your toes toward you and breathe slowly into the calf
Common mistakes
- Do not round your spine or collapse your chest over the leg
- Avoid jamming the knee into a hard lock; keep it long but soft
- Do not yank the strap or force your toes past a comfortable range
Muscles worked
The standing hamstring and calf stretch with starp mainly works the hamstrings, with the calves assisting.
- HamstringsPrimary
- CalvesSupport
- GlutesMinor
- Tibialis AnteriorMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.