- Place two dumbbells on your shoulders and make sure you force your elbows upward.
- Push your hips back and break at the knees.
- When you reach parallel (hamstrings parallel with the ground) pause for 1-3 seconds. Then push through your heels back to the starting position.
- Start by standing on one leg with a dumbbell in one hand.
- Slowly bend at the hips and lower the dumbbell towards the ground while extending your free leg behind you.
- Keep your core engaged and your back straight as you lower the weight.
- Once the dumbbell is close to the ground, push through your heel to return to the starting position.
- Start by standing on one leg with your feet shoulder-width apart and holding two dumbbells.
- From this starting position, hinge at the hips to lower the dumbbell towards the ground, keeping your back straight and your core engaged.
- Once you feel a stretch in your hamstring, slowly return to the starting position.
- Make sure to keep your standing leg slightly bent and avoid rounding your back as you lower the dumbbell.
- Start by standing with your feet shoulder-width apart and holding a dumbbell in each hand.
- Place one foot slightly behind the other, with the heel of your back foot elevated on a step or weight plate.
- From this starting position, bend at the hips and knees to lower the dumbbells towards the ground, keeping your back straight and your core engaged.
- Once the dumbbells are below your knees, drive through your heels to stand back up to the starting position.
