You'll be surprised how many people struggle to do calf raises with control. Can you?

By “control,” I mean lifting into the calf raise for three to four seconds, pausing, then lowering for the same. It takes more balance, stability and control than people think, and more often than not, we’re so focused on pumping out the reps that we forget to slow things down and really feel them.

I challenge you to improve something called your mind-muscle connection by slowing down calf raises the next time you do them — or simply adding the move to your routine if you don’t already. It’s the one exercise I want all my clients to practice daily, especially if they're over the age of 60.

I’m not ageist — some of the fittest, strongest people I know are over the age of 70, and I’ve trained people from

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