Seated Floor Hamstring Stretch

How to do the Seated Floor Hamstring Stretch

1. Sit on a mat with your right leg extended in front of you and your left leg bent with your foot against your right inner thigh.
2. Lean forward from your hips and reach for your ankle until you feel a stretch in your hamstring. Hold for 15 seconds, then repeat for your other side.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	hamstrings
Secondary	calves
Equipment	no equipment
Difficulty	beginner

Train the same muscles a different way

6 alternatives for the same hamstrings, with and without kit.

Hamstring-SMR Foam Roller Dumbbell Clean Dumbbell Band Good Morning Resistance Bands Band Good Morning (Pull Through) Resistance Bands Alternating Hang Clean Kettlebell Ball Leg Curl Exercise Ball

Harder than the Seated Floor Hamstring Stretch

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Common questions

What muscles does the Seated Floor Hamstring Stretch work?

The Seated Floor Hamstring Stretch primarily works the hamstrings, with the calves as secondary movers. Lying Hamstring, Runner's Stretch, and Seated Hamstring train the same muscle, across 9 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Seated Floor Hamstring Stretch?

None — the Seated Floor Hamstring Stretch is bodyweight, so it works at home, in a hotel room or outdoors. Lying Hamstring and Runner's Stretch also need nothing.

Is the Seated Floor Hamstring Stretch suitable for beginners?

Yes, the Seated Floor Hamstring Stretch is rated beginner. Seated Hamstring, Lying Hamstring, and Intermediate Groin Stretch are the progressions from here.

Similar exercises

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