Focus On: Yoga and Your Hamstrings

Tight hamstrings. It's such a common problem, one that's exacerbated by spending long hours sitting. Why should you care? Because tight hamstrings can cause many uncomfortable conditions including back pain, poor posture, and sciatica. If you've gotten out of the habit of touching your toes, here are some new ways to stretch the backs of your legs.

 

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Focus On: Yoga and Your Hamstrings Tight hamstrings. It's such a common problem, one that's exacerbated by spending long hours sitting. Why should you care? Because tight hamstrings can cause many uncomfortable conditions including back pain, poor posture, and sciatica. If you've gotten out of the habit of touching your toes, here are some new ways to stretch the backs of your legs.   Ann Pizer Yoga Expert How to Improve Hamstring Flexibility   It can get frustrating to work on an area of your body and not see much improvement. Here's real advice on improving your hamstring flexibility over time. READ NOW 4 Yoga Exercises for Back Pain   This series of four standing yoga poses addresses several of the causes of back pain - tight hamstrings and weak hips.   READ NOW How to Use a Yoga Strap   Straps are a super useful tool when it comes to stretching your hamstrings while maintaining safe alignment. READ NOW Yoga Poses for Hamstrings Library   Many many more hamstring-focused poses, divided into beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. READ NOW Featured Articles • Kettlebell Goblet Squat • Beans for Weight Loss: Fact or Fiction? • What to Do When You Don't Have a Thyroid Gland • Could a Low-Carb Diet Lengthen Our Lives? • Explanation of the Diagnosis and Progression of Undifferentiated Arthritis • What Is Powdered Peanut Butter? • Is Your Thyroid the Reason Why You Can't Lose Weight? • 5 Exercises For Better Balance Advertisement About Yoga  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Yoga newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2015 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.