Stretching after running can relax congested and tense muscles and fascia. It's like if you stretch the spring with great force and keep it stretched, the spring will easily lose its elasticity. The same is true of muscles. Proper stretching after exercise can help muscles return to normal state, avoid muscle stiffness, help to recover fatigue and effectively maintain the perfection of leg shape.
Stretching after exercise can double the effect of increasing muscle circumference and promote muscle growth better.
Step 2: soak your legs in hot water after stretching for 20 minutes.
Soak your calves in hot water after running. Can fully promote the blood circulation of the calf.
Tip: Wait 20 minutes before soaking your feet. You can't soak your feet immediately after running, because the blood flow of lower limbs increases, the blood vessels of skeletal muscles dilate, and a lot of blood is stored in veins (veins contain a lot of blood as volume vessels). Soaking feet after running may further dilate the capillaries of lower limbs, leading to edema of lower limbs. In addition, it may lead to low blood pressure.
Step 3: finally massage your calves after soaking your feet.
After soaking your feet, it is best to massage your calves with lotion. The choice of cream is not high. Rub it on the calf and massage in circles until it is completely absorbed. After painting, gently pat the calf to relax the muscles completely.
I want to stretch my calf to look thinner. Mainly stretch the soleus muscle, adjust the muscle proportion, and make it visually slim.
Soleus muscle stretching:
A. Stand with the front and back feet alternately, with the forefoot of the extended foot resting on the dumbbell and the hind foot resting on the ground, and keep balance with both hands around the waist or supporting the wall;
B. The whole sole of the foot is relaxed, so that the heel is pressed down, and the body assists in leaning forward to exert force, and feels the tension and soreness on the back side of the whole calf;
C keep stretching for 30-60 seconds, and repeat on the other side.
Action points: During stretching, pay attention to the feeling that the muscles below and deep in the calf are pulled apart.