Kneeling Achilles Stretch
The Kneeling Achilles Stretch isolates the calf muscle. Loosening this link in the posterior chain will allow an athlete to work deeper into their front splits.
- Type Of Exercise: Flexibility
- Muscles: Ankles, Calves
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Equipment: Body Only
Kneeling Achilles (Right Side)
![Kneeling Achilles Stretch 1 Kneeling Achilles Stretch Beginning](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com//gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/KneelingAchillesR-2.jpg )
![Kneeling Achilles Stretch 2 Kneeling Achilles Stretch End](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com//gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/KneelingAchillesL-1.jpg)
![Kneeling Achilles Stretch 3 Kneeling Achilles Stretch](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com/gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/KneelingAchilles.jpg)
- Begin kneeling on the floor with your right foot planted flat, knee bent, and your left leg pulled out to the side.
- Lay your chest along your right thigh and move your right knee forward over the middle of your foot.
- Keep your left knee pulled out to the side to remove the hip flexor stretch.
- Keep your right heel, toes, and thigh in alignment.
- Never let your right heel lift off the floor.
- Maintain the forward lean with your right leg, and hold this kneeling achilles stretch for time before switching sides.
![Kneeling Achilles Stretch 4 Standing Pike](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com//gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/HAMsSE8-3.jpg)
- Exercise: Standing Pike
- Type of Exercise: Flexibility
- Muscles: Hamstrings, Glutes, Calves
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Equipment: Body Only
![Kneeling Achilles Stretch 5 Standing Elevated Achilles](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com//gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/HAMsSE12-3.jpg)
- Exercise: Standing Elevated Achilles
- Type of Exercise: Flexibility
- Muscles: Ankles, Hamstrings, Glutes, Calves
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Equipment: Yoga Block