Hamstring Stretch

How to do it

1. Lie on your back with the resting leg bent or extended in whichever position keeps the back comfortable.
2. Draw the other thigh toward your chest and hold behind the thigh with both hands.
3. Keeping the thigh still, gradually straighten that knee until you feel a gentle stretch down the back of the thigh.
4. Keep the stretch mild and breathe — hold rather than bounce, then switch legs.

Form cues

• Keep the pelvis level and don't twist toward the raised leg.
• A slight knee bend is fine — don't force the raised knee into hyperextension.
• Stop if you feel tingling, burning or symptoms below the knee.

Dosage

2 × 30s per side

Muscles worked

Stretches: hamstrings

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