Hamstring Stretch

What it is

This exercise is a foundational static stretch targeting your hamstrings. It helps improve flexibility and increase your range of motion in the posterior chain. You will lie on your back and extend one leg, using a prop to deepen the stretch. This movement primarily works the hamstrings.

Technique tips

• Keep your extended leg straight, but do not lock your knee.
• Maintain a flat lower back on the floor throughout the stretch.
• Keep your non-stretching leg relaxed and flat on the floor.
• Breathe deeply and slowly into the stretch to relax your muscles.
• Gently pull until you feel a comfortable tension in your hamstring.
• Hold each stretch for 10 to 30 seconds per leg.

How to track your progress

Log the hold time of each set. Straddly keeps your best hold for this exercise and tells you when you beat it, so a two-second gain does not go unnoticed.