Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. For strong, powerful ...

Struggling with tight hamstrings, poor posture, or lack of balance? Discover the most underrated yoga pose that targets all ...

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 ...

Hamstring rehabilitation exercises can aid recovery and help prevent future injuries. Rehabilitation protocols typically call for a combination of stretching and strengthening movements. While severe ...

Both exercises strengthen your hamstrings, but experts say one may be more effective for you depending on your fitness ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." [table-of-contents] stripped Muscle tightness is never fun, but rock-hard hamstrings are real day ruiners ...

If you can’t touch your toes without majorly bending your knees, that’s a sure sign you could benefit from doing hamstring stretches. But even if you can touch your toes easily, you should still be ...

Distance runners are prone to tight hamstrings, which can limit performance, cause back pain and lead to overuse injuries. Josh Glass, a USATF team chiropractor in 2009 and 2011, recommends testing ...

You may think having flexible hamstrings is a badge of honor for outdoor athletes. And while you’re not exactly wrong, not everyone needs to have Cirque du Soleil-level stretching abilities to succeed ...