YOUR SECOND HEART The Muscle Most People Never Think About A Small Muscle. A Surprisingly Important Role in Your Health. An Educational Health and Knowledge Sharing Article By Dr. Amarjeet Singh @ AJ We spend thousands of ringgit on smart watches, supplements, gym memberships, health screenings and wellness programmes. Yet many of us overlook one of the body’s simplest and most remarkable natural mechanisms—a powerful muscle hidden deep inside the calf. Most people know that the heart pumps blood throughout the body. But there is another important pumping mechanism in our lower legs that helps blood return towards the heart. It involves the calf muscles—particularly the soleus muscle. WHAT IS THE SOLEUS MUSCLE? The soleus is a broad, powerful muscle located underneath the larger and more visible calf muscle known as the gastrocnemius. It begins below the knee and connects to the heel through the Achilles tendon. Together with the gastrocn...