Today, love beauty. Com teaches you several effective stovepipe exercises to help you build slender bird legs. Part 1 restore and tighten the calf step 1 relieve and shape the calf 1. Put your hands side by side on your calves, slide your palms back and forth, and massage your left and right hands alternately, from your ankles to your calves, 5-6 times, the same on the other side. 2. Hold the calf muscles with your thumb and forefinger, and press them from bottom to top, three times for each leg. 3. Press your knees with one hand, massage with the other hand, and push from bottom to top along your calf. Do this action 5-6 times for the left and right legs.