Many great exercises work the hamstrings. But if you spend time training one muscle group, you want to do only the best exercises, right? A recent study conducted at the University of Memphis looked ...

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 ...

Use this Swiss-ball workout to build more explosive power, increase your personal bests, and—let’s face it—boost your sex appeal. Your glutes do more than just round out the back of your pants.

“Hamstrings provide strength and power when accelerating or running uphill,” Alison Staples, coach at &Running in Howard County, Maryland, tells Runner’s World. “The hamstrings cross and act upon two ...

Milo Bryant is a performance coach as well as an experienced journalist. He’s also in his 50s—and his book Unstoppable After 40 gives you the roadmap to do more than merely remain active as you ...

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 ...

Hamstring exercises strengthen a muscle group that contributes to good posture and improves speed, power, and agility in many sports. You pay extra close attention to toning your core, arms, and ...

However, a pulled hamstring doesn't mean that it's necessary to stop doing cardio training entirely, as there are alternative ways to train cardio that either don't involve the legs or minimize the ...

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

Unlock greater mobility and Improve Hamstring Flexibility with this Runner's Lunge Exercise – perfect for anyone beginning ...

Do you ever wake up with tight, stiff legs and wonder why? Or maybe, during yoga class, you find it difficult to touch your heels to the ground in downward-facing dog. Either way, you could probably ...

Hamstring exercises include the deadlift, hamstring curl, Bulgarian split squat. To avoid injury, warm up your hamstrings before working out with mobility exercises like toe touches. Recovery is key ...