Tight hamstrings can feel like a stiffness or lack of mobility in the back of your thigh. Running and lifting weights can cause hamstring injuries so it's important to stretch before. Massage and ...

THE STATE OF your hamstrings determines more about your body’s condition than you might expect. Tightness in your hamstrings can cause back pain, hip mobility, and even bad posture. “Tight hamstrings ...

Yoga is an accessible, low-impact exercise that requires very little equipment. It's best-known as being a practice that can boost your flexibility and help you unwind—but these aren't the only ...

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Embrace the floor as a tool to ease tension in your lower body. Your floor can be a great tool to incorporate into your workouts, helping you avoid spending money on a pricey gym membership or clunky ...

Quick Fit with Cassy is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin. Funding for Quick Fit with Cassy is provided by Greg and Carol Griffin, Founders of ElderSpan Management, the ...

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 ...

Tight hamstrings are the bane of many of us, whether due to hard workouts or tons of sitting. That’s where a forward fold yoga routine that has hamstring exercises can come in clutch: A routine that ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Each week leading up to the Gate River Run on March 20, H2 Health will provide tips for runners. This is the eighth of nine segments. We’ve focused on hamstrings before during our ...

Karen Voight can be reached at kvoightla@aol.com. Stretching your hamstrings (the muscles in the backs of your upper thighs) requires consistency and patience. Because these muscles are slow to ...