#hamstring stretch

[zsuuv139]

life hack for stretching while fat: use objects. i got the hamstring stretch of my life by sticking my leg to the top bunk.

second life hack: don't go against gravity. can't kick your heel to your butt for a quad stretch but convinced you still have the mobility? do it laying on your side. i almost cried

[zonaphysicaltherapy]

Sciatica, characterized by pain radiating along the sciatic nerve, can be a debilitating condition affecting daily life. While consulting with a professional provider of physical therapy in Georgia is crucial for an accurate diagnosis, incorporating targeted exercises into your routine can play a pivotal role in alleviating sciatic pain.

[necarion]

It's kind of amazing how universal the physical therapist (and biomechanics-based trainer) community opinion is on "don't stretch your hamstrings". This is in contrast to most of my sports coaches and PE instructors, who had us do hamstring stretches constantly.

The best explanation I've seen for "don't stretch your hamstrings" is that "your hamstrings are tight" is usually a symptom of something else, usually weak (or inactive) glutes, but sometimes also weak hamstrings. They can also be a result of tight quads (which probably shouldn't be stretched either). Also, a lot of folks who go to stretch their hamstrings end up stretching their ligaments (bad) or sciatic nerve (bad, and also hurts like hell). The latter is why hamstring stretches were always so miserable to me; I wasn't even stretching them! In general, if stretching [your hamstrings, among others] really hurts, you might be doing a nerve stretch instead and you should stop doing that.

Much of the PT community seems pretty resistant to passive stretching. They'll support active stretching, where you resist the stretch at every point along its range. That seems to allow the muscle to relax by encouraging it to fire first and then relax. (And it seems to work for me.) But when a muscle is tight or sore, it tends to be that the tightness and soreness are a result of something else working incorrectly (obvious exception for "this muscle is sore because I worked it really hard yesterday").

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nobodys stopped me yet. so. even MORE duck team lindy hop au

[puppycat-boydyke]

gender is fake. sex is fake. the only real thing is pleasure.

[skeilig]

i love stretching/mobility youtube because you'll finish one routine and the next suggested video is a thumbnail of the stretch/exercise you were just doing with the caption STOP DOING THIS!!!!

[lookinghalfacorpse]

Okay so I think you've written about Dream fucking up his hamstring once after a rougher night with techza but has he ever injured himself in another way like that? Like do his hips ever ache from being spread open for so long ect?

omg yeah can you imagine trying to do missionary with a piglin double your size? boy is basically doing the splits because his legs can't wrap around. or just staying spread for long enough to endure long sessions with phil. if restraints are involved, he tugs against them hard enough that he pulls something out of place in his shoulder.

i think massages and salt soaks would be pretty common in the arctic household

[zeiat]

doing physio exercises is so incredibly humbling. what do you mean my butt muscles are so tight they're giving me nerve pain. what do you Mean i'm bad at turning my head left

[rigginsstreet]

Steve dragging Robin to the gym with him cuz there’s a hot guy he wants to stalk but doesn’t want to seem like a creepy weirdo so Robin has to be there so he can look like he’s just hanging out with a friend instead of drooling over a hot man

Hot man in question:

Robin 5 minutes after she realizes she’s been conned into working out: that’s it I’m LEAVING you’re on your own

Robin walking past the Pilates room seeing this:

“Is this class still open…”

[bloodiedandbattered]

Y'all ever remember something like "knees aren't meant to hurt" or "I had PT for a reason" and suddenly you haven't stretched your hamstrings in years?

No. Never?

[failfemme]

been awake since 10:30…. time to actually get out of bed and get dressed for work now….. augh

[vwampires]

fun things.....

1) as is common with all people who take T, i hit two years on hrt a few months ago and very been very down in the dumps about changes being slow and not passing etc. because two years feels like a long time (even though it really isn't), BUT!!!! i looked at my hands recently and was like. Damn. these are Man Hands. when did that happen! at pretty cool

2) i've been doing a bit of yoga everyday this month, because exercise is good for fibromyalgia and for the brain AND because i've been super bored and it's something to do. very down in the dumps about not being super flexible and strong immediately (especially when you read the comments and ppl r commenting on how much stronger they feel and how many differences they're noticing even though it's like day 11) BUT! i looked in the mirror this morning and saw the faintest outline of stomach muscles...... feels good :)

[yourcomputerr]

on a mission to loosen my hamstrings after 18 years of toe walking you better see me touching my toes by september

[bentothuglife]

There should be a release button somewhere that you can push to relax your hamstrings

[nancylfitness]

Flex and Stretch While Sitting

One theory as to why prolonged sitting is harmful to one’s health is that while sitting, the large muscles become relaxed. As these muscles relax they do not take up very much glucose from the blood. As a result, the risk for Type II diabetes becomes increased along with heart disease and some cancers.

Immediately after sitting down, muscle electrical activity and metabolism slow down, as a result less calories are burned. Only 1 calorie per minute is burned while sitting. That is 1/3 of what the body burns when walking.

After a prolonged period of this lifestyle, LDL cholesterol (bad) increases and weight gain occurs.

Sitting can also cause hip flexor and hamstring muscles (back of thigh) to tighten. This may lead to joints and knees becoming stiff and back pain.

As we sit at the computer our shoulders are usually forward and we are hunched over for extended periods of time.  Our bodies are not designed to sit all day.

After just two weeks of sitting, muscles begin to atrophy and oxygen consumption decreases, making it more difficult to climb stairs and walk the longer distances.  Incorrect computer posture habits combined with long-term sitting may cause medical problems such as:  cumulative trauma disorder (CTD) or repetitive stress injury (RSI).

It has also been shown that in women bone mass can drop by 1% after a year of sitting for 6 hours a day.  Reduce these effects of long term sitting; take breaks; switch things up:

Stand every 45 minutes to 1 hour (set alarm or timer). Standing up for 1 – 2 minutes every hour will reduce the negative effects of sitting all day.

March in place for twenty seconds.

Reach down and try to touch your toes for twenty seconds.

Maintain intervals of moderate activity during the day.

Exercises / stretches that can be performed at your desk:

Sitting in your chair, lift one leg off the seat.

extend it out straight, hold for 2 seconds;

lower your foot – do not touch floor – hold for several seconds.

Switch

Do each leg 10-15 times.

MORE –

Sitting Weight Shift

 Sit with feet flat on floor, and on hands for support.

 Lean forward through hips bringing nose over knees.

 Return.

 Now, lean backward through hips.

 Hold each position 7-10 seconds.

 Repeat several times through the day.

Shoulder Blade Squeeze (Adduction)

2. Draw shoulders back, bringing elbows back and inward

3. squeeze shoulder blades).

4. Hold for 6 seconds.

5. Repeat 4-6 times.

Low Back Sitting with Rotation                              

1. Sit on edge of seat, one hand on opposite knee, other hand on chair.

2. Keep feet parallel.

3. Pull with hand on knee and, if needed, push with hand on chair to rotate trunk to that side.

4. Hold 7-10 seconds.

5. Repeat on other side.

6. Do 2-4 rotations on each side.

Hip Extensors / Rotators                                     

1. Sit back straight, right ankle crossed over left thigh.

2. Grasp bent knee with both hands.

3. Gently rotate left shoulder toward bent knee and begin to pull right knee toward left shoulder.

4. Resist the knee pull by using hip muscles, 7-10 seconds.

5. Maintaining position, relax, then pull knee closer to shoulder.

6. Hold 7-10 seconds.

7. Repeat on other side.

Low Back Stretch                                              

1. Sit in chair with knees spread apart.

2. Bend forward toward the floor.

3. A comfortable should be felt in lower back.

4. Hold 7-10 seconds. Repeat several times.

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Fun fact my physical therapist said I hold myself very tense! Also fun fact! My hamstrings r too tight for me to sit in the pose I draw characters to plushy them on purpose like this lol