Stand with your feet directly underneath your hips and place your hands lightly behind your head with elbows wide. Slowly ...

Glute bridges target the hamstrings and glutes. If you're walking, standing up from the couch or bending down to pick something up, you are using your hamstrings. The muscles, which run down the back ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Nordic curls are a bit of a gymgoer’s party trick. As you lower the backside of your body backwards ...

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 ...

Struggling with tight hips, sore hamstrings, or lower back pain? This one simple yoga pose — Reclined Pigeon (Supta ...

Before I began coaching, I used weight machines all the time. I didn't know how to properly use free weights and felt very insecure in the weight room. Machines provided a simple solution to help me ...

Background There has been significant interest in exploring the patterns of muscle activity in hamstring exercises, however, there is no research examining the architectural and morphological ...

Looking to gain swing speed? That's something you can work on in the gym. LPGA star Belen Mozo, one of the fittest players in the game, says there are four main areas you can train in the gym to up ...