If you do workouts that engage your lower body, odds are your hamstrings are going to feel tight and sore at some point. To relieve that annoying (and borderline painful!) tension, you should stretch ...

Glute bridges target the hamstrings and glutes. If you're walking, standing up from the couch or bending down to pick something up, you are using your hamstrings. The muscles, which run down the back ...

Build functional strength after 50 with daily standing drills like chair squats, hip hinges, wall pushups, rows, and marches.

Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and mind-body coach in professional sports. She is also the author of “Practical Solutions for Back Pain ...

Towel stretching involves using a towel to assist in various stretches, providing support and resistance. This technique ...

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(CNN) — Hamstring tightness is one of the most common complaints I hear from athletes, everyday exercisers and desk workers alike. No matter how much you may try to stretch, the tightness doesn’t go ...

The hamstrings are the large muscles located at the back of your legs, behind the thighs. They are recruited in almost all of our daily activities from walking to bending down to standing up from the ...