How to do Hamstring Stretch

Muscles worked

Main: Hamstrings.

Step by step

1. Lie on your back with one leg extended above you, with the hip at ninety degrees. Keep the other leg flat on the floor.
2. Loop a belt, band, or rope over the ball of your foot. This will be your starting position.
3. Pull on the belt to create tension in the calves and hamstrings. Hold this stretch for 10-30 seconds, and repeat with the other leg.

Similar exercises

• 90/90 Hamstring
• Chair Leg Extended Stretch
• Front Leg Raises
• Hamstring-SMR
• Inchworm
• Intermediate Groin Stretch

Instructions from Free Exercise DB, in the public domain. General guidance, not medical advice. Stop if anything hurts.