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 ...

If you're like a lot of iron warriors, muscle groups like biceps, back, and chest get all the love, leaving your legs a tad neglected. By now, you've probably seen enough memes to know that skipping ...

Exercising your hamstrings is important for mobility (movement), athletic performance, and reducing injury risk. 1. Glute Bridge A glute bridge improves hip stability and alignment (proper position of ...

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 ...

The hamstrings are the large muscles located at the back of your legs, behind the thighs. They are recruited in almost all of our daily activities from walking to bending down to standing up from the ...

Reclining Big Toe Pose can be a warm-up leg stretch or a cool-down pose—either way, it will stretch your hamstrings.

"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 ...

Unlock greater mobility and Improve Hamstring Flexibility with this Runner's Lunge Exercise – perfect for anyone beginning ...

The hamstrings are important muscles to train, but it can be tough to work the mighty muscle group without taxing your back doing moves like Romanian deadlifts or good mornings. You can isolate the ...

A trainer shares 4 chair exercises after 65 that rebuild leg strength and balance: chair squats, leg extensions, step-ups, ...