Are your hamstrings tight? Mine too. I can just barely touch my toes, and that’s after some improvement thanks to semi-regular flexibility work. Tight hamstrings can get in the way of movements like ...

You’ll know the feeling if you have tight hamstrings – your strides feel shorter, it seems like you’re working harder than usual and your legs feel stiff and restricted. Going faster or tackling hills ...

Natalia Perez-Segnini is a NASM-certified personal trainer, a yoga instructor, a breathwork practitioner and a trauma-informed specialist. As a head coach at Tone House—a premier athletic-based ...

Tight hamstrings occur when one or all three of the muscles at the back of your thigh become shortened due to prolonged sitting, overtraining or sudden increase in workout workout intensity, certain ...

Your hamstrings might not be the most visible muscles, but they’re among the most important for overall fitness and injury prevention. These powerful muscles at the back of your thighs play a critical ...