Like many important things in your body, your calves probably aren’t something you think about very often. They just do their thing. That thing is very important…

They stop you falling on your face!

They do this all day and they do it from the bottom of your body which makes their job so much harder.

So it is not wonder that a lot of us develop tight calves.

And because of their position, tight calves can affect weight distribution and pressure on other areas of the body which can also affect the foot, ankle, knee, hips and back.

In our daily lives of sitting, our hip flexors can get weak and tight causes a tilt in our pelvis and strain on our lower back. Try the Thomson test to see if your hip flexors are tight and see a health professional if you are experiencing any pain. Additionally, these joint mobility, self-massage and yoga techniques may help to assist you in re-lengthening those tight hip-flexors. restore your posture and relieve tension in the lower back.