Stress can leave your muscles feeling tight and needing a stretch. Challenging workouts can, too. Long, hard runs? Yep. Heck, just sitting at your desk or driving for a long time can leave you tight!

Various exercises may reduce tight hamstrings and lower the risk of injury. People can do hamstring stretches sitting on a chair, lying down, against a wall, and more. People who participate in sports ...

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

If you can’t touch your toes without majorly bending your knees, that’s a sure sign you could benefit from doing hamstring stretches. But even if you can touch your toes easily, you should still be ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Athletes with lingering post-injury hamstring stiffness may improve hamstring flexibility more through static leg extension and hold stretches, rather than leg stretch ...

(CNN) — Hamstring tightness is one of the most common complaints I hear from athletes, everyday exercisers and desk workers alike. No matter how much you may try to stretch, the tightness doesn’t go ...