Supine hamstring stretch
Restores the length a healing hamstring loses, without the aggressive end-range that can re-tear it.
What it works
Hamstrings
How to do it
- 1Lie on your back with a strap or towel round the foot and the other leg flat on the floor.
- 2Straighten the strapped leg toward the ceiling until you feel a stretch, and hold thirty seconds.
- 3Three a side.
- 4Pull to a stretch and never into pain.
- 5A healing hamstring loses length, and getting it back matters — but aggressive end-range stretching on fresh scar tissue is a way to re-tear it.
Cues that matter
- ›Strap round the foot, leg as straight as comfort allows
- ›Pull to a stretch, never to pain
- ›Keep the other leg flat on the floor
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