You may not need to have the calves of a rugby player, but you can still try to develop good calf muscles if you want to ...

Marc Hamilton, professor of Health and Human Performance at the University of Houston, is pioneering the “soleus pushup” for the calf muscle that is only 1% of your body weight, but can ...

This soleus muscle may get less glory than the gastrocnemius—but it’s actually way more powerful. Here’s how to strengthen it and rev up your running.

A groundbreaking discovery to combat the sedentary lifestyle: The soleus muscle in the calf, though only 1% of your body weight, can improve the metabolic health in the rest of your body if ...

Giannis Antetokounmpo exited Tuesday night’s game against the Boston Celtics with a strain of the left soleus muscle, which is one of two muscles that make up the calf in the lower leg. It was a ...

How to: Start standing with feet shoulder-width apart and toes pointing forward. Engage core and bend knees to reach hips back and lower down into a squat (aim for knees at a 90-degree angle ...

The Cleveland Clinic defined the soleus as a wide, flat muscle that "starts just below your knee, runs down your lower leg and connects to your Achilles tendon above your heel.