3 sets - 1 set of each of the 3 foot placements (1-neutral(facing fwd)/2-facing in(pigeon toed)/3-facing out(duck feet). EXHALE: Rising up onto your toes as high as possible in one smooth motion. Hold for a couple seconds.
INHALE: Slowly lower heels as far as possible, below the level of the step to complete one rep.
Tips: You can extend your arms out to your sides or lightly rest your fingertips on a wall or chair to help with balance. Standing calf raises using one of three different stance positions: neutral, toes in and toes out. What they found was that using a neutral position (toes straight) activated both heads equally. However, when the toes were pointed out there was greater activation in medial (inside) head. Conversely, when the toes were pointed in there was greater activation in the lateral (outside) head.