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How to do a hamstring stretch: a Hinge Health guide
Learn how to do a standing hamstring stretch to help with leg and back flexibility, plus modifications to make this stretch easier or harder.
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Last Updated: Jun 5, 2025
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Hamstring Modifications
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What is a hamstring stretch?
What muscles does the hamstring stretch work?
Benefits of the hamstring stretch
Hamstring stretch: exercises and modifications
How Hinge Health can help you
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