“The reason to stretch your hamstrings is to keep your hips and lower back moving freely,” explains James Brady, CPT, a certified personal trainer at OriGym. “Tight hamstrings can pull on the pelvis, ...

Five exercises for building hamstring strength—even when you're low on equipment. THE LEG CURL is one of the best ...

Ah, hamstrings: the middle child of muscle groups. While they might not be the sexiest parts of our bodies, strong hamstrings play a vital role in our overall strength and stability. To learn more ...

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 ...

If your hamstrings feel tight, you may need to restore pelvic stability through glute strengthening, hip-flexor release and deep breathing to relieve chronic tension.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Nordic curls are a bit of a gymgoer’s party trick. As you lower the backside of your body backwards ...

Eccentric training, particularly the Nordic hamstring exercise, can cut hamstring injuries by more than 50% when done regularly. This exercise puts the hamstrings under high force while they are ...