Seated Hamstring Stretches
How to Do Seated Hamstring Stretches
- When sitting comfortably on a solid chair, with your back straight, allow your legs to rest with a relaxed bend at the knee
- Extend one leg out in front of you by straightening at the knee, keeping your heel grounded with your toes pointing upwards
- Place both hands on the outer sides of your extended leg’s thigh and, moving your hands down your leg, gradually lean forward at the hips, reaching towards your ankle as comfortably as you can. You should feel a slight pull in the hamstring
- Do not over extend!
- Hold the stretch and then repeat on your other leg
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Seated Hamstring Stretches Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Seated Hamstring Stretches targets hamstrings and also works lower back. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is an at-home exercise. Equipment required: no equipment.
Similar exercises
Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Barbell overhead squats, lunging / lunge with bicep hammer curls and seal jacks. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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