Hamstring Walk
The Hamstring Walk is a mobility exercise that’s not often seen. It mobilizes and strengthens the entire lower body, especially the muscles around the hips and lower back. You sit with your legs extended and try to move forward and backward by lifting your legs. The exercise looks easier than it is—after just a few repetitions, you’ll feel how challenging it is.
The Hamstring Walk is often used to prevent lower back pain or to relieve blockages, as the many small, intense movements specifically mobilize the hips and lower back.
Necessary equipment
Hamstring Walk - the correct execution
- Start in long seat
- Place your hands on your thighs
- Bend as far as possible with the upper body forward over the legs
- Lift one half of the buttocks and place it as far back as possible
- Change sides and follow with the other half of the buttocks
- Make sure that you stay in the bent forward position
Which muscles are trained by Hamstring Walk?
Primary trained muscles for Hamstring Walk
Hipflexors - The hip flexors, including the iliacus and psoas major muscles, allow you to bend your leg and torso forward.
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