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 ...

THE STATE OF your hamstrings determines more about your body’s condition than you might expect. Tightness in your hamstrings can cause back pain, hip mobility, and even bad posture. “Tight hamstrings ...

"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 ...

I’m deep into marathon training right now, logging 70-85 miles each week, which means that regular stretching is a crucial part of my recovery routine. I enjoy yoga for runners several times a week, ...

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 ...

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 ...