Ankle Circles

CalvesBodyweightBeginnerIsolation
Ankle Circles — start position
Start
Ankle Circles — finish position
Finish
Muscles worked
PrimaryCalves

How to do it

  1. 01

    Use a sturdy object like a squat rack to hold yourself.

  2. 02

    Lift the right leg in the air (just around 2 inches from the floor) and perform a circular motion with the big toe. Pretend that you are drawing a big circle with it. Tip: One circle equals 1 repetition. Breathe normally as you perform the movement.

  3. 03

    When you are done with the right foot, then repeat with the left leg.

In the app

Ankle Circles needs no kit, so it appears whenever the day's window has room for it. Its minutes come from Rule 2 (Sessions are built to fit, never guaranteed, graded product): the window sets how long it runs, never the other way round.

If a machine is taken the engine swaps a same-pattern movement and says why.

Same pattern, with kit

Same movement pattern, same primary muscles — swap by what you have.

With bodyweight

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