I literally needed this! I was crawling around the house, the pain was unbearable! Calves are the worst, now that I came across your video I am super grateful! Thank you, I will never forget this!
Did u try it? Does it really work? I need my calf muscles loosened. I hate the feeling of them tightening to the point I, about to pull a muscle. N I’m f***** scared how painful that’ll be.
Bro you just saved my life. I do boxing training and I have a spar in 2 days and I had to get rid of these tight calves otherwise it would affect my performance, and that tennis ball method just saved it. THANK YOU
I actually use the ball of my left foot under my right calf. Both legs get worked out and you could vary the pressure to the muscle . Thanks & Good video man💯
Super effective!! Ive been searching for the pain relief exercises and tried a lot since my calves are always in pain after some walks but this is the best. In just 10 minutes all pains are gone!! Thank you so much!!
This happened when I was walking multiple times a day, on my weight loss journey. I’d wake up in the middle of the night and my whole leg, especially my calves, ankle, and toes. Everything would just lock up. Like a huge Charlie horse. I would stretch, use tennis balls, try to relax it. Nothing would work besides trying to walk off the pain, while holding onto anything you can because one of your legs doesn’t work. More, stretching, and more exercise helped them go away. Now that I started skateboarding again at 34, I’ve been having this issue with my left foot. My toes were completely curled in this morning. Probably be wise that is my pushing/stopping foot. Damnit…. That hurt.
Just got injured playing baseball. I will try this tomorrow. Thanks. I hope it helps and go back soon to action . Will let you know how it goes . Thanks
Thank you so much. I'm on my feet 6-8 hours a workday and get 10-13k steps so my legs are usually sore after a day. I have everything: body roller with smooth surface and with studs to go deeper. Tennis ball and acupressure mattress. Yoga tiles and rubber bands. I just have to get up from couch and make decisions to better myself 😅
I found that out today - I was at physiotherapist & I mentioned about cramps in calf muscles. He couldn’t believe how sore they were - he said extremely tight so I was thankful he worked on both legs.
I went to doctor spent $852 they couldn't figured out the wanted to more testing and i said no, found this video did this for 3 days and my calves are feeling better thanks
I diligently do calf raises with weights at the gym since a year ago, and it has helped me with my plantar f issue. I have no more pain every morning upon getting up. Amazing!
Thank you for the couch part of this idea! I've been rolling my calves with a ball like this, but on the floor, and it ends up being more of a core workout as i try to move my body around and keep the tennis ball in place 😂 couch version with muscle flossing looks much easier !
I live in Turkey. I have metatarsalgia in my foot, I had surgery twice but it did not help. I am only 27 years old and I feel pain when I walk more than 1 km, even though I use appropriate sneakers and insoles. My doctor told me that my leg muscles were tight. Is this video suitable for me?
Thanks for this modification. I can’t get down on my hands and rolls myself back and forth. If this is not doable I will keep looking for modifications.
Just learned this as well. You can also put an ice pack on for a while to relieve the muscle. But never put anything hot on it cause it’ll cause inflammation and make it worse.
will this work for partial tears? I have a partial tear in the lateral head and would like to know if doing this will bring any benefit. Been struggling with this muscle for years,it just keeps healing and tearing again.
This sounds like a great idea. I'll try it! I have very tight calves, quads and hamstrings. I think my tight calves might have been caused by a condition I have - rigid big toe in each foot. But, like the chicken and egg, I'm not sure what came first. And I'm not sure which to try and heal first. Any thoughts? I'm not flexible and I find it hard to manipulate the big toes to get relief from the pain. It also makes it hard for me to exercise sometimes, even just walking. I'll try to use a tennis ball. Hope it helps me. Thanks!
Tricky, as like you said you don't know whether one is causing the other. Try doing a calf stretch against a wall. This is where you place your toes on the wall, with the heel of your foot on the ground, as close to the wall as you can get. Keeping the leg straight at the knee, start to move your hips forwards stretching the calf, but at the same time bending the toes back a bit. Also, although not directly relevant, this video may provide some alternatives ruclips.net/video/uIJr1Iy2R04/видео.html at about 1 min 30 secs in to it.
thank you, on my right leg my calf is higher up and more flexible but my left leg is more down with restricted movement I want them both to be equally unrestricted
6 feet tall about 200 lbs and I felt relief just watching lol I wish there was a way we could like idk remove our muscle fibers etc safely duh and stretch them out or wtv to eliminate stress knots and tension
I used the couch edge and just slowly (while putting pressure on it) move it up and down it felt great, yes it's painful i guess but that's what make it good righ?
Be careful when doing this. I did this yesterday for about 10 minutes like he said and it has made my calf a lot tighter and the pain about 5 times worse
@@ExerciseForHealth omg within 3days I noticed a difference. I've had muscle tightness/ weakness for a month followed by a medical procedure. I'm glad I tried this🙂
Normally the length of time the pain continues. There may also be other symptoms (bruising/ swelling) with a calf tear/ injury. Tight calves are normally only painful if you palpate them.
I can walk a bit but i cannot walk properly do to the calf tightness when i put force on my affected leg i feel stabbing pain of mild cramp and tightness, is it ok to force myself to try walking with this, i cannot even climb stairs 😔😔 i miss walking normally 😢😢..
My foot is permanently not straight, as if I'm wearing high heels 👠 And my steps are too short, I feel a stretch in the Gastrocnemius in longer steps 😅
Yeah but... there's to much pain to move around like that, all one can do is force your feet in standing position so the foot doesn't crul backwards lol, by the time it takes one to get in that position you could be standing, especially when the cramps are in the front as well as the back. When I get in my lazy mode and don't drink my full 2 liters of water, or have magnesium, potassium and salt leg cramps happen
Sorry, I'm not sure what this means as this video refers to tight calf muscles (knotted ones). This is not a cure for cramp. See this video for that here: ruclips.net/video/mk5WP40NQ9A/видео.html
@@ExerciseForHealth Whatever you want to call it, I just mean that one can be in way too much pain to be having all these ideas, like putting a ball under your calf or any other idea, the pain can be to excruciating to be looking for ideas to rid yourself of the cramp or pain or whatever you want to call it, all I can do is stand up in a straight position and I can't move at all. If I don't stand up in a straight position my foot will go backwards, when standing straight I can't move at all, all my veins front and back are bulging, I cannot imagine myself walking and going to look for a Tennis ball to stick under my calf while my foot wants to contort backwards, that's all, I just made a comment like anyone else... Oh, and Magnesium and potassium helps me not to have leg cramps, sometimes when I don't feel like taking my vitamins or drinking the extra water I will have the leg cramps.
Finally a video that isn't 17 minutes long to explain a single muscle
Thanks
Thumbs up for that scream. So accurate!
Ha ha!
OMG I did this at 2am…. Thanks for the heads up
😂 I came her to see if anyone else found that scream both accurate and gratifying.
KA-jo8vn its 4am I swear
Ahhh the pain but the sweet sweet relief 😭 thank you for sharing this!
You're so welcome!
So true. I exclusively foam roll my calves before leg day and it works. Not exactly a tennis ball, but a foam roller works for my goals.
Great!
I literally needed this! I was crawling around the house, the pain was unbearable! Calves are the worst, now that I came across your video I am super grateful! Thank you, I will never forget this!
Awesome, thanks
Did u try it? Does it really work? I need my calf muscles loosened. I hate the feeling of them tightening to the point I, about to pull a muscle. N I’m f***** scared how painful that’ll be.
I tried it, it hurts when you do it but you will feel relief. The tightness goes away eventually, hang in there!
@@halsiediaz4804ofcourse it works but it depends on your execution and how many times you do it
Thank you so much for this video. I have been in so much pain and now I have relief.👍👍👍
You're so welcome!
Thank you so much for this! Been struggling with tendinitis and this was an ultimate saver 🙌🏼
Glad it helped
dude my ankles were actually locked in place and it hurt worse than anything i've ever experienced. this REALLY hurt but it REALLY helped. thank u bro
Glad it helped
Bro you just saved my life. I do boxing training and I have a spar in 2 days and I had to get rid of these tight calves otherwise it would affect my performance, and that tennis ball method just saved it. THANK YOU
You're welcome
This works really well thanks!
Great!
I actually use the ball of my left foot under my right calf. Both legs get worked out and you could vary the pressure to the muscle .
Thanks & Good video man💯
Nice!
Yeah it's so painful, thank you for your help ☺️
You're so welcome!
I didn’t believe this would work but I’ve had heel pain for 4/5 months and this helped in 30 minutes the pains all gone now 🎉
That's great
Great. Thank you so much. ,
Welcome
Super effective!! Ive been searching for the pain relief exercises and tried a lot since my calves are always in pain after some walks but this is the best. In just 10 minutes all pains are gone!! Thank you so much!!
You're welcome
This happened when I was walking multiple times a day, on my weight loss journey. I’d wake up in the middle of the night and my whole leg, especially my calves, ankle, and toes. Everything would just lock up. Like a huge Charlie horse. I would stretch, use tennis balls, try to relax it. Nothing would work besides trying to walk off the pain, while holding onto anything you can because one of your legs doesn’t work. More, stretching, and more exercise helped them go away. Now that I started skateboarding again at 34, I’ve been having this issue with my left foot. My toes were completely curled in this morning. Probably be wise that is my pushing/stopping foot. Damnit…. That hurt.
Just got injured playing baseball. I will try this tomorrow. Thanks. I hope it helps and go back soon to action . Will let you know how it goes . Thanks
Hope it helps. Remember this is for "tight" muscles not "injured" ones
This works. Painful, but effective.
Yep!
Great video big help thank you
Glad it helped
THANK YOU!!!! This worked great!
You're welcome
Nice Pyeonchang Omega watch! Also, neat way to foam roll without a foam roller!
Thanks! Very observant!! 😊
Thank you so much. I'm on my feet 6-8 hours a workday and get 10-13k steps so my legs are usually sore after a day.
I have everything: body roller with smooth surface and with studs to go deeper. Tennis ball and acupressure mattress. Yoga tiles and rubber bands. I just have to get up from couch and make decisions to better myself 😅
Great!
It worked 😊thank you!!!!
Great
I found that out today - I was at physiotherapist & I mentioned about cramps in calf muscles. He couldn’t believe how sore they were - he said extremely tight so I was thankful he worked on both legs.
Awesome
Thanks dear this video is very helpfull for many people 💖💖💖
You're welcome
Great video: concise and funny❤
Thanks
Oy!!! I got a tennis ball! I pass a tennis court on my way home! Ima go try this thanks mate!!
Great
Wow, this is a brilliant exercise.
Thanks
I went to doctor spent $852 they couldn't figured out the wanted to more testing and i said no, found this video did this for 3 days and my calves are feeling better thanks
Ha ha, glad it's helped.
Oh thank goodness for
This video I avoid feeling cramps but this relived so much tightness I didn’t know I had just from standing at work too long
You're so welcome!
TYSM
Welcome
@@ExerciseForHealth I tried for a few days to heal but then I found this I heeled completely in 10 minutes
These videos always come in when I have nowhere to get a random ball
Ha ha!
@@ExerciseForHealth got it now, awesome routine!
I have been struggling with a messed up calf for weeks. Gonna try this
Great, hope it helps
Did it help?
Did it work?
is it supposed to be very painful
No, slight discomfort/ mild pain, but not too much as that could take longer to recover from.
You’re hilarious bahah thanks for the info and laugh!❤
No problem!!
Tennis ball won’t be doing much for mobility in the long run. Look into building strength through length-much more effective
Please note this video shows what you can do for muscle knots/ tight muscles, not how to improve the muscle flexibility.
I diligently do calf raises with weights at the gym since a year ago, and it has helped me with my plantar f issue. I have no more pain every morning upon getting up. Amazing!
So animated! 😉😁🤔so I’m so happy for your video, thank you!! 👋✨
You're welcome
Helpful info, subscribed!
Great, thanks
Great tip, thanks so much.
Welcome
Funktions Massage but alone !! Nice !
Thanks
Thanks bro your suggestion ❤🩹👍🏻
No problem 👍
Thank you for the couch part of this idea! I've been rolling my calves with a ball like this, but on the floor, and it ends up being more of a core workout as i try to move my body around and keep the tennis ball in place 😂 couch version with muscle flossing looks much easier !
You're welcome
Thanks!
Welcome
Thank youuuu
Welcome
What about foam rolling it?😮
Same thing!
Best advice I've seen yet, great job
Thanks
Thanks for the tip!!!
No problem!
thankyou
You're welcome
I live in Turkey. I have metatarsalgia in my foot, I had surgery twice but it did not help. I am only 27 years old and I feel pain when I walk more than 1 km, even though I use appropriate sneakers and insoles. My doctor told me that my leg muscles were tight. Is this video suitable for me?
It might be OK
Thanks for this modification. I can’t get down on my hands and rolls myself back and forth. If this is not doable I will keep looking for modifications.
No worries
Just learned this as well. You can also put an ice pack on for a while to relieve the muscle. But never put anything hot on it cause it’ll cause inflammation and make it worse.
For muscle knots, you actually want to warm the muscle up not cool it down.
Works on every muscle group btw!
For sure!
Just needed this
Great
Calf raises but only in the stretched position fixes it
Have you seen my recent video on this?
That scream😂. Informative!! Thanks 😊
Ha ha, thanks
will this work for partial tears? I have a partial tear in the lateral head and would like to know if doing this will bring any benefit. Been struggling with this muscle for years,it just keeps healing and tearing again.
No probably not, although I am doing a rehab video in a few weeks on torn calf muscles which might help
@@ExerciseForHealth Thank you
@@ExerciseForHealthplz hurry as I keep straining my calfs
This sounds like a great idea. I'll try it! I have very tight calves, quads and hamstrings. I think my tight calves might have been caused by a condition I have - rigid big toe in each foot. But, like the chicken and egg, I'm not sure what came first. And I'm not sure which to try and heal first. Any thoughts? I'm not flexible and I find it hard to manipulate the big toes to get relief from the pain. It also makes it hard for me to exercise sometimes, even just walking. I'll try to use a tennis ball. Hope it helps me. Thanks!
Tricky, as like you said you don't know whether one is causing the other. Try doing a calf stretch against a wall. This is where you place your toes on the wall, with the heel of your foot on the ground, as close to the wall as you can get. Keeping the leg straight at the knee, start to move your hips forwards stretching the calf, but at the same time bending the toes back a bit. Also, although not directly relevant, this video may provide some alternatives ruclips.net/video/uIJr1Iy2R04/видео.html at about 1 min 30 secs in to it.
@@ExerciseForHealth Thanks ever so much!
I’m in the same boat as you
Active myofascial release. I have insertional calcific achilles tendinitis. How often should I be doing this? I need to lose weight, too. Please help?
This is not for weight loss, but to relieve tight muscles.
Gosh ty for this!!!
You're welcome
I did calf workout a few days ago, I can't walk right now
They're the worst!
Yeah g and it starts to relief a bit when you’re calves grow but you have to walk different 😢
@@ExerciseForHealthmy favourite muscle group 😆
thank you, on my right leg my calf is higher up and more flexible but my left leg is more down with restricted movement I want them both to be equally unrestricted
Hope this helps
6 feet tall about 200 lbs and I felt relief just watching lol I wish there was a way we could like idk remove our muscle fibers etc safely duh and stretch them out or wtv to eliminate stress knots and tension
Ha ha!!
Gotta try this!
Go for it
nice.
Thanks
I used the couch edge and just slowly (while putting pressure on it) move it up and down it felt great, yes it's painful i guess but that's what make it good righ?
Yes it will be a bit painful.
Be careful when doing this. I did this yesterday for about 10 minutes like he said and it has made my calf a lot tighter and the pain about 5 times worse
Did you go too hard?
Needed this 💛🩵🥹🙌🏾
No problem
I've been doing the tennis ball massage for a week but I'm going to try this method on the sofa Thank you so much.
Hope it helps
@@ExerciseForHealth omg within 3days I noticed a difference. I've had muscle tightness/ weakness for a month followed by a medical procedure. I'm glad I tried this🙂
Has this helped anyone with insertional Achilles tendinitis?
It may have done, but strengthening the calf rather than using stretching/ myofascial release techniques would probably be more effective.
Found this 👍💖🤗
Great!!
After I do this exercise should I warm it up afterwards with a heating pad?
It's probably more effective to use the heat pad before you target the muscle with this
What is the best way to tel the difference between tight calves and calf injuries?
Normally the length of time the pain continues. There may also be other symptoms (bruising/ swelling) with a calf tear/ injury. Tight calves are normally only painful if you palpate them.
@@ExerciseForHealth thank you for your reply :)
awesome
Thanks
It’s that scream for me…..perfectly on spot 😅
Yep!
Thankyou
You’re welcome 😊
Do one for calf strains
Just came out yesterday here: ruclips.net/video/UMgk6IRVSNo/видео.htmlsi=M4VKlc4IBvBSFpEZ
Last year I was running and the back of my knee and calf hurt in my right leg. Wish i had seen this before 😢
Hope it helps
This exercise can also slim down calf muscles?
No, not really
Achilles is really affecting my workout and my running I need help
Hope this helps
Can u do this with a fome roller??
Yes, although it's not quite as targeted
@@ExerciseForHealth ok thanks 🙂👍
My friend need this 👍👍👍
Great
Ty
No worries
This works pretty ok with my thumb
Nice
I personally go for very slow runs for about 20 minutes with 20 more minutes walking. It tends to loosen up durably my calves
Nice!
Omg that help a lot
Great!
Thanks bruv
You're welcome
I can walk a bit but i cannot walk properly do to the calf tightness when i put force on my affected leg i feel stabbing pain of mild cramp and tightness, is it ok to force myself to try walking with this, i cannot even climb stairs 😔😔 i miss walking normally 😢😢..
I can't answer this as I don't know what is causing your symptoms. Please speak with your doctor.
this works so well omg
Great!
Does it really?n
well a foam roller work?
It will have a similar effect but won't target one spot as effectively as a ball.
Yeah i felt so defeated at the gym today i was so pumped up to run only to have my calves and kness swell prevnting me from doing so
Hopefully its only temporary
My foot is permanently not straight, as if I'm wearing high heels 👠 And my steps are too short, I feel a stretch in the Gastrocnemius in longer steps 😅
Keep working on them
That was a short fun video 😅
Great!
I use a hand ball but a baseball would work. This is satisfying pain. 😂❤
I know what you mean by satisfying!
Very similar to foam rolling.
Yes, except the ball is more targeted.
I'm watching this video right now with severe calf stiffness. I can't even walk. 😤
Nasty!
So… foam roll?
Yep you can do that although it doesn't target the spot as well.
How about all over tight stiff muscles???
Treat the cause.
Yeah but... there's to much pain to move around like that, all one can do is force your feet in standing position so the foot doesn't crul backwards lol, by the time it takes one to get in that position you could be standing, especially when the cramps are in the front as well as the back. When I get in my lazy mode and don't drink my full 2 liters of water, or have magnesium, potassium and salt leg cramps happen
Sorry, I'm not sure what this means as this video refers to tight calf muscles (knotted ones). This is not a cure for cramp. See this video for that here: ruclips.net/video/mk5WP40NQ9A/видео.html
@@ExerciseForHealth Whatever you want to call it, I just mean that one can be in way too much pain to be having all these ideas, like putting a ball under your calf or any other idea, the pain can be to excruciating to be looking for ideas to rid yourself of the cramp or pain or whatever you want to call it, all I can do is stand up in a straight position and I can't move at all. If I don't stand up in a straight position my foot will go backwards, when standing straight I can't move at all, all my veins front and back are bulging, I cannot imagine myself walking and going to look for a Tennis ball to stick under my calf while my foot wants to contort backwards, that's all, I just made a comment like anyone else...
Oh, and Magnesium and potassium helps me not to have leg cramps, sometimes when I don't feel like taking my vitamins or drinking the extra water I will have the leg cramps.
Can this work for thighs too?
Yes!
My outter calf muscle(near shin) gets stiff if i start working out
Interesting
Made my foot cramp so bad..
Interesting
I had a ACL year awhile back.