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1 You Asked: How to Strengthen My Hamstrings
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2 Get Lifted: Romanian Deadlifts
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3 Get on the Ball: Lying Hamstring Curl
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4 No Equipment Necessary: Balancing Windmill
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5 No Equipment Necessary: Tabletop Lift
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6 Get on the Ball: Bridge Single Leg Lifts
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7 Multitasking Move: Elevated Leg Lift
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8 Strike a Yoga Pose: Intense East
Squats are essential in your strength-training tool belt if you want to tone your booty and thighs. Here's a variation that will also challenge your sense of balance and strengthen your core. This is a four-part exercise. To see all the moves and learn the details on doing this exercise keep reading. Read more
Tabletop may look easy (shown in the photo on the left), but once you hold it for a while, you'll feel your thighs, booty, and triceps burning. It's also a great exercise that will open your shoulders and chest. Here's a variation that will strengthen your core and increase flexibility in your lower back and hamstrings. To give it a try read more Read more
This next pose called Intense East is the fourth pose in Ashtanga Yoga's Primary Series. It strengthens and stretches your shoulders simultaneously, and also works your bum and hamstrings. If you've done the Pilates move called Reverse Plank, then this will be a cinch. Sanskrit Name: Purvottanasana English Translation: Eastern Intense Stretch Pose Also Called: Intense East or Upward Read more
If you're looking for a way to work your abs, triceps, glutes, and hamstrings, then give this Elevated Leg Lift a try. You'll need to prop both legs up slightly, so use a step aerobics step if you have one, a step stool, or a sturdy stack of books. Grab a dumbbell and then read more Read more
If you're looking for a challenging way to strengthen and tone your quads and hamstrings, you're going to love doing single leg lifts on a exercise ball. All at once, you'll be working the quad and hip flexors of the lifting leg, but you'll also feel an incredible burn in the hamstring and glutes of the leg remaining on the ball. That's because it takes a tremendous amount of down pressure to Read more
You're asking and I'm answering . . . Dear Fit, Last week you answered another reader's question about weak quads and how to strengthen them. Well, I have the opposite problem — weak hamstrings. Can you help me whip them into shape? — How to Hamstrings I am so glad you asked this question, because balance in the leg muscles is important for the health of your knees and hips. To see what you Read more
Looking for a good way to work your hamstrings and butt that is not squats and/or lunges? If you have access to an exercise ball then you should try the Lying Hamstring Curl with the ball. Start by lying flat on your back with an exercise ball under your heels. Bridge your hips up and hold that position through the entire exercise. Flex your feet and dig your heels into the ball. Place your Read more
Looking for a new move to work your lower body? One exercise you may want to try is Romanian Deadlifts. They're a great way to really work your hamstrings (the back of your leg), while also working your quads (front of your upper leg) and booty. Here's how you do them: Stand holding a pair of medium-weight dumbbells in each hand, arms at your sides, with your knees slightly bent. Keeping your Read more
The exercise ball may occupy a lot of room in your home gym, but it's one versatile piece of equipment. Find out how to get the most out of your exercise ball below. A healthier seat: Ditch your normal seat on the couch and sit on an exercise ball instead. Using a ball to sit helps correct your posture, tones your abs, and encourages you to stretch, all of which sounds a lot better than the Read more
Memorial Day is approaching, and we've got warm weather on the brain, but it's not just about getting in shape for the beach. Hiking is a great cardio and muscle-building workout — and you can burn 180 calories in just 30 minutes. Hiking trails vary in difficulty, yet no matter where you go it's a common sight: once-enthusiastic hikers having to stop halfway through, too exhausted and out of Read more
