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Hamstrings

1 min
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6 exercises
Step Up with Knee Raises
Swiss Ball Hamstring Leg Curl
Reverse Dumbbell Lunges
Front Kicks
Frog Jumps
Power Skips
This Hamstrings 1 min gym workout plan effectively targets your legs. Easily follow this workout with confidence on your phone or printable exercise program with our clear exercise demonstrations. You can also look up step-by-step instructions for each of the 6 exercises and see which muscle groups they target. Enjoy!

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Hamstrings
1 min
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6 exercises
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Step Up with Knee Raises
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Primary muscle group(s):
Hamstrings, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves
  1. Place a chair or wooden box in front of you. Brace your core and lower back.
  2. Step up on the box with your left leg, swinging your arms as you do so.
  3. Take your right knee and raise it in front of you, into the air.
  4. Step down with your right leg. Repeat exercise with the other leg. Keeping alternating sides.
Primary muscle group(s):
Quadriceps
Secondary:
Calves, Glutes & Hip Flexors
  1. Stand straight – that’s the starting position. Step forward with your left leg and slowly lower your body until your front knee is bent at least 90 degrees, while your rear knee is just off the floor. Keep your torso upright the entire time. Look forward.
  2. Pause, then push off your left foot off the floor and return to the starting position as quickly as you can.
  3. On your next rep, step forward with your right leg. Continue to alternate back and forth—doing one rep with your left, then one rep with your right.
Primary muscle group(s):
Hamstrings, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Calves, Glutes & Hip Flexors
  1. Standing with a braced core and flat back, bring your hands together at chest height. Position your feet to be at hip-width.
  2. Beginning with the right foot, step backward and across your left foot. Simultaneously, bend the left knee and drop it towards the ground.
  3. Stop when the front right knee is parallel with the ground. Push off the ground with your right foot and return to the starting position.
Swiss Ball Hamstring Leg Curl
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Primary muscle group(s):
Hamstrings
Secondary:
Abs, Glutes & Hip Flexors
  1. Lie with your back flat on an exercise mat and your feet resting on top of a Swiss ball.
  2. Use your feet to roll the ball away from you until your legs are fully extended and your ankles are on top of the ball. This is the start position.
  3. Keep your shoulders flat on the ground and press down with your feet to raise your hips off the floor.
  4. Bend your knees, so that the ball is pulled towards you and continue as far as is comfortable. Hold for a count of one.
  5. Return to the starting position by extending your legs until they are straight.
  6. Repeat.
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Hamstrings, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves
  1. Lie on the ground with a TRX Suspension Strap at your feet. Lift both your feet into the strap, making sure they are secure. Tighten your core and place your hands at your sides.
  2. Drive your hips up while maintaining a straight line with your body. Curl your feet in, moving them towards your butt. Maintain balance with your hands on the ground.
  3. Once your feet reach your butt, slowly extend your feet back to the starting position. Do not allow your hips to drop. Contract the core during the entire movement.
Reverse Dumbbell Lunges
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Primary muscle group(s):
Hamstrings, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves
  • Stand up straight with a tight core, holding the dumbbells at your sides.
  • Slowly, step back with your right leg. Your toes should be straight and facing forward.
  • Keep the front knee bent.
  • Bend and lower the back knee to where it is just above the ground.
  • Step forward to the starting position.
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves, Hamstrings
  1. Holding a dumbbell in each hand, stand with your feet shoulder width apart.
  2. Keep your shoulders back. And your back straight.
  3. Take a long stride forward with your right leg. Your right foot should be in a position, that when you bend your right knee, your upper and lower leg form a 90 degree angle.
  4. Slowly bend both your knees, to lower your hips until your left (rear) knee is just above the floor. Hold for a count of one.
  5. Return to the start position by slowly straightening your legs and raising your body back to a standing position.
  6.  Complete all the repetitions for one set full set, then switch legs, or you can alternate between legs for each rep.

Do not let your knee travel past your toes in the down position as this can cause instability and injury.

Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Hamstrings
  1. Holding a water bottle in each hand, stand with your feet shoulder width apart.
  2. Keep your shoulders back. And your back straight.
  3. Take a long stride forward with your right leg. Your right foot should be in a position, that when you bend your right knee, your upper and lower leg form a 90-degree angle.
  4. Slowly bend both your knees, to lower your hips until your left (rear) knee is just above the floor. Hold for a count of one.
  5. Return to the start position by slowly straightening your legs and raising your body back to a standing position.
  6.  Complete all the repetitions for one set full set, then switch legs, or you can alternate between legs for each rep.
Front Kicks
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Primary muscle group(s):
Hamstrings, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves, Glutes & Hip Flexors
  • Stand with a tight core and flat back. Stagger your feet just a little so that your left foot is in front and your right front is behind you.
  • Bend your elbows and bring your closed hands to your chin, mimicking a traditional boxing stance.
  • Begin by extending your right leg up, leading with your knee.
  • Next, extend your foot out. Immediately, retract it back to the starting position.
  • Repeat on the other side.
Frog Jumps
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Primary muscle group(s):
Hamstrings, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Calves
  • Standing straight up, bring your feet outside of shoulder width.
  • Squat down by bending at the knees and driving your hips back.
  • Keeping your chest up, forcefully push off the ground with the balls of your feet.
  • Land on the balls of your feet, remaining in the squatting position. Your legs will remain wide.
  • Repeat.
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves, Hamstrings
  1. Stand with your feet hip width apart. Your toes should be pointing straight ahead or only slightly outward.
  2. Cross your arms in front of your body, place your hands behind your head or at the sides of your head.
  3. Keep your weight on your heels and bend your knees while lowering your hips towards the ground as if you are sitting down on a chair.
  4. Keep your back straight at all times.
  5. Continue until you feel a slight stretch in your quadriceps. Do not let your knees extend out beyond the level of your toes.
  6. Pause for a count of one.
  7. In an explosive movement, drive down through your heels pushing yourself up of the floor with your quads.
  8. At the same time extend our arms out above you.
  9. Land with your knees slightly bent to absorb the impact.
  10. Repeat
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves, Hamstrings
  1. Begin by standing tall with a straight back and tight core. Slightly bend the knees and push the hips back. Bring the hands up and keep the chest up. Feet should be shoulder-width apart.
  2. Jump and launch yourself forward. Swing your arms back and use the momentum.
  3. Land in a squat position. Knees are bent and hips are back. Return to starting position and repeat.
Power Skips
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Primary muscle group(s):
Hamstrings, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves, Glutes & Hip Flexors
  • Stand up straight with a tight core and flat back.
  • Raise your arms to waist height.
  • Forcefully push off the ground, elevating the left side higher than the right side.
  • Swing your left hand up and your right hand back.
  • Land on the balls of your feet, then immediately push off again with the right side.
  • Alternate and repeat.
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs
Secondary:
Glutes & Hip Flexors
  1. Begin jogging in place, lifting the knees as high as you can.
  2. Try to lift your knees up to hip level but keep the core tight to support your back.
  3. For a more advanced move, hold your hands straight at hip level and try to touch the knees to your hands as you lift them.
  4. Bring the knees towards your hands instead of reaching the hands to the knees!
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves, Hamstrings, Shoulders
  1. Stand with your feet together, arms fully extended with your hands by your sides. This is the start position.
  2. Bend your knees slightly then straighten and push through the balls of your feet while straightening your your knees to jump up spreading your legs to wider than hip width apart.
  3. As you do so, raise both arms out and up in a smooth arc until your hands meet above your head.
  4. As you return to the ground, bring your feet together and your hands back to your sides with your arms fully extended.
  5. Continue without pause for the desired amount of time or repetitions.

This exercise can be performed as a timed exercise, completing as many reps as possible in a set time or, in sets with a fixed number of repetitions per set. To increase intensity, bend your arms slightly as you raise them to engage your biceps and triceps and squeezing them during each rep.

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