One-Legged Calf Raises With Weights
This strengthens your calves and muscles on the front of your lower leg. These muscles stabilize the knee joint. This will make it easier to walk distances, climb stairs, and will help you stand longer without fatigue.   Do these standing on the bottom step of a stair case. Let the rear half of your feet hang off the stair.   When exercising your right calf, stand on the left side of the stair case. Hold onto the left railing with your left hand. Hold the dumbbell with your right hand, with the dumbbell "straddling" your right leg - directly in front of your right leg.   Lower your right heel as far as it will go, then raise yourself up onto your tippy-toes! Keep your legs straight and do not "bounce!" Do the other leg on the other side of the staircase.   Calf muscles are extremely dense so you have to really "burn" them to get good benefit. High weight is not required. Do higher reps - I recommend working toward at least 20 reps.

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