Do These Hamstring Stretches Before You Work Out!

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What Is My Hamstring?

When you read about some sports people sustaining a hamstring injury, you most of the time see them limp around holding their inner or posterior thigh. A hamstring can mean the two tendons that border the back space located on the flip side of the knee; or it can mean, the whole region on the backside of the thigh bone.

If you work at a job, where you are required to sit around at a desk for a prolonged amount of time, then chances are that your hamstring muscles are weaker and more injury prone than you can feel.

Stretching your hamstring every now and then may result in a better condition of the back thighs, if you are thinking of beginning running, then you will need all the preparation you can get.

Try These Hamstring Stretches!

To stretch your hamstrings sit on the floor with your legs outstretched before you. Bend from you waist, with your arms outstretched and try to grab your toes. Don’t move too fast! Stretch as far as you can, hold the stretch for 10 seconds and then slowly move to your upright position.

Repeat this stretch 5 times.

Another great stretch is to find a wall you can stand close to. Put the heel of your foot on the floor and the ball of your foot on the wall and then push your body toward the wall. You’ll feel the stretch all the way from your calf to your butt! Hold the stretch for several seconds and then do the other leg. Repeat this stretch a couple more times to get those muscles and tendons ready for movement.

Running Is Good. Walking Is Even Better.

The best way to improve your overall health and start working out is fast walking. In fact, it is highly recommended that you practice fast walking for a while, before beginning running. Running will give you a really good exercise, but may overexert your joints and tendons and this will end up benching you for a while. If you are just starting to build up stamina, injury is the worst that can happen to your workout regime.

Be careful and be good to your body.

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