3 sets of 8-10 repetitions

Stand up straight, holding chair or table for balance. Keep knees straight. Raise up onto toes as high as you can, lower slowly to the floor.

As your healing progresses, do the same motion except with an eccentric return as instructed. That is, raise up onto toes of both feet as high as you can, remove one leg from the ground, and lower slowly to the floor using one foot.

As your healing progresses, do the same motion except with one foot at a time as instructed. Raise up onto the toes of one foot as high as you can then lower slowly to the floor.