Stand with your feet directly underneath your hips and place your hands lightly behind your head with elbows wide. Slowly ...

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 ...

Glute exercises get all the attention for helping you achieve, uh, a perky bum. But glute stretches are just as important; they’re crucial for staying mobile and doing regular, daily movements without ...

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 ...

Embrace the floor as a tool to ease tension in your lower body. Your floor can be a great tool to incorporate into your workouts, helping you avoid spending money on a pricey gym membership or clunky ...

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 ...

Get the blood flowing and muscles firing with these six warm-up stretches for runners to prevent injury and feel your best.

Lower back stretches can help improve flexibility and prevent muscle pain. Stretching other muscles such as the glutes, hamstrings, and calves may also help alleviate pain. Lifting, bending, and ...

It’s normal for triathletes to focus on the obvious muscle groups like the pecs and shoulders for swimming, the glutes and quads for cycling, and the hamstrings and calves for running. But what links ...

(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 ...

If your hamstrings always feel tight, endless stretching won’t help. Focus instead on creating a stable foundation for your hamstrings to function. By restoring balance through hip-flexor release, ...