Hamstring strains are one of the most common—and frustrating—soft-tissue injuries suffered by athletes. There are two main types: an acute strain and a proximal hamstring tendinopathy, a ...

Just about every athlete relies on their hamstrings, as it's the muscle responsible for bending your knees. According to Livestrong.com when they're strong, you can jump high and accelerate with ...

You don't often hear anyone talking about how hard they hit their hamstrings at the gym. Leaving them out of your workout, though, is a big mistake, because they help you perform so many daily ...

For strong, powerful legs, you need to work both your quads (on the front of your thighs), and hamstrings (on the back). For the quads, squats are a given. But what are the best exercises to hit the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Do you ever wake up with tight, stiff legs and wonder why? Or maybe, during yoga class, you find it ...

Stretching the hamstrings is something we do almost as an automatic response to any kind of tightness in the posterior chain. In fact, it almost seems like humans are conditioned to stretch their ...

The leg press exercise and machine are such good inventions that it would be foolish to use them only in their most conventional forms. The basic leg press is done with the feet hip-width apart, ...

Prolonged desk work can lead to musculoskeletal problems ranging from annoying aches and pains to injuries. This month, we launched a six-part series showing you how to stretch and strengthen your ...