Skip to content
Vytal
ScanTrainingBodyWidgetsInsightsFAQ
Open appSign inGet started
Vytal

Every meal. Every set. One clear picture.

Popular foods

  • Chicken breast
  • Egg
  • Rolled oats
  • All 800+ foods

Popular exercises

  • Barbell bench press
  • Barbell full squat
  • Barbell deadlift
  • All 1,500+ exercises

Workout plans

  • Push / Pull / Legs
  • Hyrox Prep
  • 4-Day Upper / Lower
  • All 40+ plans

Help

  • FAQ
  • Contact

© 2026 Vytal

PrivacyCookiesTerms
All exercises

Posterior tibialis stretch

Beginner

Posterior tibialis stretch is a isolation exercise for the calves, also working the hamstrings and quads.

What it works

Primary muscle

Calves

Also works

HamstringsQuads

Equipment
Other
Movement
Mobility
Type
Isolation
Logged as
Time
Suggested rest
1 min

How to do it

  1. 1Sit on the ground with your legs extended in front of you.
  2. 2Loop the rope around the ball of your foot and hold the ends of the rope with your hands.
  3. 3Gently pull the rope towards you, flexing your foot and stretching your calf muscles.
  4. 4Hold the stretch for 20-30 seconds.
  5. 5Release the tension on the rope and relax your foot.
  6. 6Repeat the stretch on the other leg.

What to do instead

  • Seated calf stretchBodyweight
  • Calf stretch with hands against wallBodyweight
  • Calf push stretch with hands against wallBodyweight
  • Calf stretch with ropeOther
  • Assisted lying calves stretchMachine
  • Peroneals stretchOther

Easier variations

  • Assisted lying calves stretchMachine
  • Calf stretch with hands against wallBodyweight
  • Calf push stretch with hands against wallBodyweight
Logged today · 1 min restPosterior tibialis stretch

Track it in Vytal, free

Log every set, run the rest timer between them, and keep every personal record you beat.

Create free account

More Legs exercises

  • 90/90 hip stretchBodyweight
  • 90/90 hip switchBodyweight
  • All fours squad stretchBodyweight
  • Ankle circlesBodyweight
  • Aqua cyclingMachine
  • Arms apart circular toe touchBodyweight