Supported Double-Leg Hamstring Hinge

How to do it

1. Stand facing a stable wall or chair and place the hands lightly on it for balance.
2. Keep a slight, comfortable bend in both knees and maintain that angle as you shift the hips backward.
3. Hinge forward from the hips with a long, relaxed spine until you feel a mild stretch through the backs of the thighs.
4. Hold without hanging from the shoulders, then return to standing.

Form cues

• Do not bounce or force the spine flat.
• Keep the pressure even through both feet.
• Stop for pain behind either knee, tingling or radiating symptoms.

Muscles worked

Stretches: hamstrings

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