If you are walking, you are using your hamstrings; there is very little way around this. The hamstrings cross the hip and the knee and are most important just before your foot hits the ground, they slow the lower leg down so you don’t hit the ground fast and hard. At the same time, the […]
I Walk, Therefore, I Use My Hams Read More »
The hamstrings are a crucial component in walking. They cross both the hip joint and the knee joint (except for the Biceps short head.) These muscles can extend the hip and flex the knee via concentric contraction on command. However, during walking, they are used eccentrically to slow hip flexion and tibial extension at the
Hamstring Role in Active Gait Read More »
If you have been watching the 2014 world cup you will have seen a number of injuries (some fake, some real) taking place. One of the most common muscle to get injured is the hamstring. In the final over the weekend Schweinsteiger even managed to hit the ground, suffering a hamstring cramp. Over the next
Hamstrings, Heat and the World Cup Read More »
In this class, we will focus on stretching out the lower back and hamstrings, loosening the muscles that tighten when cycling. We focus on the glute muscles as it is easy to let them switch off allowing the muscles around the glutes to overcompensate, causing an imbalance in the body which in time can lead
