Large muscles like the hamstrings and glutes tend to get all the glory on leg day, but don't sleep on a very important group of muscles: the calves. The largest and most visible part of the calf is ...

The calf muscle is actually made up of two primary muscles: the gastrocnemius muscle and the soleus muscle. "The vast majority of injuries are to those two muscles," says Robert Gillanders, a ...

Ankle strengthening exercises help restore ankle stability and function, especially after an injury. Strong ankles support ...

Stiff ankles can affect your body’s mechanics and cause chronic tension in the knees, hips and spine. But you can improve ...

Limited ankle dorsiflexion can lead to injury, but you can assess and improve ankle dorsiflexion mobility at home with easy ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD The best exercises for bad knees are those that target the muscles supporting ...

Walking for exercise at a pace that induced pain or discomfort improved walking ability among people with peripheral artery disease, or PAD, according to new research published today in the Journal of ...

Correspondence to Chantel L Rabusin, Discipline of Podiatry, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia; c.rabusin{at}latrobe.edu.au ...

Bruno Roseguini, associate professor in health and kinesiology at Purdue University, and a staff member acting as the patient demonstrate a previous version of the warming pants being tested on PAD.

A recent meta-analysis examined 217 trials involving 15,684 participants and six types of exercise to manage knee ...

For lower-body workouts from Stephanie Mansour routines — plus fitness challenges, walking podcasts, meal plans and inspiration — download the Start TODAY app! Large muscles like the hamstrings and ...