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Thanks Doctor Jo I’m a basketball player n when I was changing speeds with dribbling the ball between my legs i felt some tightness on my hamstrings so i searched up your video it really helped
Thanks for that! Love the dogs. I've got an 80lbs boxer. My gait is trashed, I suspect ham strings and hips. Video was.helpful and charming, yet another reason to like SC. Cheers
I know, it seems like forever!! But it's not really getting a good stretch with anything less!! You can ease off of it a bit. Stretching should be a "good hurt," but never painful! Good luck!!
Do both during the same session. Warm up your muscles first with a gentle 2-3 minute warm-up. Then stretch the muscles out. Finally strengthen them after you have stretched them out!!
This really helps me a lot! Before i can't even walk properly, it also really hurt. But after doing this stretches, most of my pains are gone! Thank you so much
Thank you so much for your videos. I'm a 50+ year old yoga student who is more like a bull in a china closet...hamstrings are my major obstacle...your videos really help so much. :)
Thank you soo much the pain I felt from these stretches was exhausting but than i listened to what you said using the hips and oh my the relief I felt after just ONE set was unbelievable THANK YOU!!!
I had the same problem, i guess i figguered it out a little bit, by stretching ur hamstring you need to stretch ur whole leg out, if you calves are even shorter than ur hamstring they will reach their full range of motion even before ur hamstring does. So it probably means you need to stretch up ur calves first before you can really work on ur hamstring
I have been doing that seated floor stretch wrong my whole life until today! I thought it was because I was hypermobile I never felt my hamstring stretching in that position, but it's because I was flopping over from my back and not from my hips. This is a true revelation!!! My hypermobility makes it hard to accomplish quality stretching, but thanks to your brilliant guidance, Dr. Jo, my hamstrings have been thoroughly stretched and I am so grateful ❤
Try rotating your leg outward (external rotation of the hip), and then stretch with your leg straight. That should help get the outer hamstrings!! Good luck!!
i got injured while training on the field and your video helping me once again..... long time ago i watching the " tendon " one ... i knew i can count on you, doc. thank you so much.
My hamstring has been hurting for a week and I kept doing the same stretch that did not work so I watch this video and did mainly the standing up stretches and my hamstring feel so much better. Thank you so much for making videos of different stretches so that if someone doesn’t like one stretch, they can choose another.
Dr Jo your exercises have cure of back, knee, ankle and now looking to improve my Achilles tendinitis that seems to be connected to my hamstrings and calf
Just wanted to say thank you so much!! I just had a massage appt and was told to look up different stretches to deal with my weak points. I have 2 of yours saved and I really like your to the point style but also warm, with personality, & with an explanation over why you would do something one way over another- it helps!! Thank you for your time and for putting these together! :)
Hey, just wanted to let you know this video helped me out when I was on the ground almost screaming in pain with a cramp. I was trying almost everything and pulled my phone out and youtubed this LOL, thank you!!!!!!
I play football and I haven't been exercising for the past few weeks because of an upper hamstring injury towards my lower glutes, the stretches are helping thanks Doc
I had stopped running for 4 months.. thinking it was a ligament injury after a fall.. and waited for it to recover. just got to know that it was a tight hamstring and now found your video. Really hope I'm back to running soon. Hope to run a half marathon by the end of May 2022. Thanks Dr Jo!
Another video that will greatly improve my hip pain. I am a senior and I should have started stretching years ago. Thanks for the numerous informative videos.
I like Dr. Jo’s videos. No beef or extra annoying talk. Some initial intro and then she goes right into it. Also super cool exercises. I used a lot of her exercises when I had a knee injury.. thanks!
I had this numb pain and nerve stretching feeling in my thigh... I was afraid that it could be a thrombosis or something like that. It feels like if a thick muscle or nerve is under constant tension. Very ugly feeling. These stretches helped tremendously. Will do them every day now and i hope that the pain goes away for good. Thank you for this video!
Thaaaank you!!! I am a gymnast and I was practicing some skills on my trampoline when I felt some tightness and then I just searched some stretches and this helped me so much!
I'm super flexible (I'm a wrestler) so typical hamstring stretches rarely really help. the tip you gave about curling your toes is wonderful!! opened up new doors for me!
Recently pulled a hamstring and have been in excruciating pain in my side hip area. This stretches helped quite a bit. Still in pain but with some relief will do the video again! Thank you
Simple and easy to follow, thanks, I have a right foot drop there has been an improvement and still have tightness at my calves and Thigh for the right foot, anything i can do for the tightness.
One quick question: I’m going ice skating with my friends tomorrow and I have sore legs from doing the splits today. I’ve followed your stretching video and my hamstring has got better, but it’s not 100% yet. Is it a good idea to go tomorrow (I really want to but I don’t know if this will make my soreness worse)?
Unfortunately, I really don't know. It really depends on how sore you are. I think it would be fine as long as you don't get too crazy out on the ice :-)
Excellent video! The active assisted stretch works better than anything I've seen in the last decade. I can finally feel my hamstrings stretching as opposed to my back. Thanks!!
I've had horrible back pain when walking. A doctor told me once during a work physical I had very tight hamstrings and I could end up with a back injury. I'm hoping this helps.
I have not worked out since a few weeks tried to train legs and i couldnt get all the way down did these exercices for 3 days and noticed a big difference thank yiu very much
I have moderate proximal hamstring tendinosis, are these the correct exercises to help relieve me of pain? I am in constant pain, especially when I sit. Thanks.
Stretches really helped me out, thank you! I do pretty heavy resistance training 5-6 days a week and had been slacking on my leg workouts. I went back to do hamstring curls and it was super painful I actually cramped up. This actually caused my sciatica nerves to flair up and send tingling down my legs, excruciating lower back pain and super painful! Upon trying these stretches I realized I couldn’t do them at all!! I was so unlimber I had no idea. My advice is ease into these if you aren’t limber or it can actually hurt you a good amount. But once you start getting into them, major relief!
Great video! I have patellofemoral pain syndrome and I've watched that video plus this one as my PT said my hamstrings are too tight. Of course, it won't work straight away but I do feel a little better already, hopefully if I keep it up, the pain will eventually go away. Thank you Dr Jo!
GOOD MORNING DOCTOR JO...I HAVE BACK PROBLEM AND I ALWAYS LOOK FOR UNDERSTANDABLE AND TECHNICAL VIDEOS ABOOUT MY PROBLEM IN TH-cam DUMP.AT THE MOMENT, I FEEL LIKE I FOUND A GOLD MEDAL IN IT.YOUR VIDEO IS THE BEST BEGINNING OF THIS MORNING HERE.I KNOW THAT I AM AS HEAVY AS THE GROUND PULL ME AS LIGHT AS MY WINGS FLUTTER.YOUR SHARINGS WILL BE THE WIND FOR THEM.THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Thanks so much for your videos. I have tight hips and some neck and back issues and these are really helping me loosen up some tight muscles without hurting my back. 💞👍
Very thorough explanation and demonstration! Love Doctor Jo showed all different ways of doing the same stretches. The best video for hamstring stretches!
Thank You sooo much (A weekend warrior myself -- it's so important to get these stretches right. And you did such a fantastic job in explaining how to do it right by NOT curling the back. Much appreciated!).
My spine Dr sent me to Dr jo. She's wonderful and keeps me out of the doctor's office! She has guided me through a number of ailments and taught me helpful remedies to reduce my pain and discomfort.
Could barely walk when I woke up this morning after pushing my hamstrings a wee bit too much lately. This exercise helped sooo much! Thank you a billion!!
I think this is the best video with the explanation. I will be doing these twice a day and see if they really help me. I don't touch my toes when I bend down. I am so tight, I have a long way but will try to see what I will accomplish. Thanks for the video .
Holy crap this helped...I went to my first APC workout for highschool and wow my hamstrings were sore after and I have practice in a few hours so I really needed to stretch them out. I would be in better condition if it weren't for my counselors not allowing me to be in APC my Freshman year
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Thanks Doctor Jo I’m a basketball player n when I was changing speeds with dribbling the ball between my legs i felt some tightness on my hamstrings so i searched up your video it really helped
My calf muscles is very strong but thighs muscles is very weak and I have don't knee lock.
Stretching will help for my knee lock?
I play football in Australia and I have sore hamstring I can run on it but if kick ball on that foot it hurts
Thanks for that! Love the dogs. I've got an 80lbs boxer. My gait is trashed, I suspect ham strings and hips. Video was.helpful and charming, yet another reason to like SC. Cheers
@@actormarkhopkins8576 You're welcome, and thanks!
my hamstring has been so sore recently so i followed this and my thigh feels so much better already, thank you soooo much
You're welcome.
This really helped my right hamstring is so sore from my workout and couldn’t walk with that leg being straight but this helped a lot
You explained and demonstrated the stretches perfectly. I did them and they made my hamstrings come alive again! 👍😎 Thanks for doing this video.
You're welcome.
I know, it seems like forever!! But it's not really getting a good stretch with anything less!! You can ease off of it a bit. Stretching should be a "good hurt," but never painful! Good luck!!
Ten years later and it’s still doing wonders for everyone 😭 thanks doc
You're welcome.
Do both during the same session. Warm up your muscles first with a gentle 2-3 minute warm-up. Then stretch the muscles out. Finally strengthen them after you have stretched them out!!
Warm up - Stretch - Strengthen - makes perfect sense, why was I not told this a long time ago....thank you dr. jo
Do we do the stretching and strengthening exercises on the same day or we first strech for a few day then strengthen them?
This really helps me a lot! Before i can't even walk properly, it also really hurt. But after doing this stretches, most of my pains are gone! Thank you so much
You're welcome.
Thanks!! I hope the stretches help!!
Thank you so much for your videos. I'm a 50+ year old yoga student who is more like a bull in a china closet...hamstrings are my major obstacle...your videos really help so much. :)
I like the way she explains, and she never misses a detail, thank you, Dr. Jo,
You're welcome.
I am surprised that she saw this and looked at a video from 7 years ago but she cares
Thank you soo much the pain I felt from these stretches was exhausting but than i listened to what you said using the hips and oh my the relief I felt after just ONE set was unbelievable THANK YOU!!!
You're welcome!
what if i feel all of these stretches in my calf and not my hamstrings?
Bad form
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I had the same problem, i guess i figguered it out a little bit, by stretching ur hamstring you need to stretch ur whole leg out, if you calves are even shorter than ur hamstring they will reach their full range of motion even before ur hamstring does. So it probably means you need to stretch up ur calves first before you can really work on ur hamstring
@@Fr-ron Thank you! This is very helpful
@@tomrago844 no problem, it also helps to put your toes away from you instead of pulling them towards you. That way you only focus on your hamstrings
I have been doing that seated floor stretch wrong my whole life until today! I thought it was because I was hypermobile I never felt my hamstring stretching in that position, but it's because I was flopping over from my back and not from my hips. This is a true revelation!!! My hypermobility makes it hard to accomplish quality stretching, but thanks to your brilliant guidance, Dr. Jo, my hamstrings have been thoroughly stretched and I am so grateful ❤
Glad it helped!
Try rotating your leg outward (external rotation of the hip), and then stretch with your leg straight. That should help get the outer hamstrings!! Good luck!!
Thank you for showing the couch and standing stretches which are better for me with some limited mobility. Thank you for this video,
You're welcome. Good luck.
i got injured while training on the field and your video helping me once again..... long time ago i watching the " tendon " one ... i knew i can count on you, doc. thank you so much.
You're welcome. Glad it's helping.
Awesome video! Been so tight for years and it’s affecting my back and also knees
Thanks! I hope it helps.
I have really bad arthritis in my knees and these really helped me a lot, thank god I found your channel
This helped so much I do this before I start playing basketball and after and I don't ever get those painful hamstring cramps anymore :)
+EmagTv I'm glad they helped!
These are the simplest and most effective ones!!
Hi Dr Jo, I had my knee replaced 6 weeks ago. My hamstring is very tight after many years of not working properly. Your tips are very helpful.
My Hamstrings have been sore for 8 days , and I have tried stretches before , so I'm watching this video to do more to relief this pain 🥲
My hamstring has been hurting for a week and I kept doing the same stretch that did not work so I watch this video and did mainly the standing up stretches and my hamstring feel so much better. Thank you so much for making videos of different stretches so that if someone doesn’t like one stretch, they can choose another.
You're welcome. Glad you found one that helped.
Dr Jo your exercises have cure of back, knee, ankle and now looking to improve my Achilles tendinitis that seems to be connected to my hamstrings and calf
Just wanted to say thank you so much!! I just had a massage appt and was told to look up different stretches to deal with my weak points. I have 2 of yours saved and I really like your to the point style but also warm, with personality, & with an explanation over why you would do something one way over another- it helps!! Thank you for your time and for putting these together! :)
You're welcome, and thanks! Good luck.
Hey, just wanted to let you know this video helped me out when I was on the ground almost screaming in pain with a cramp. I was trying almost everything and pulled my phone out and youtubed this LOL, thank you!!!!!!
+JayTactical88 You're welcome! I'm glad they helped. Hamstring cramps can be super mean!!
I play football and I haven't been exercising for the past few weeks because of an upper hamstring injury towards my lower glutes, the stretches are helping thanks Doc
You're welcome.
Really affective was planning on not going for my jog today but after I did a few of your exercises my legs feel alive
I had stopped running for 4 months.. thinking it was a ligament injury after a fall.. and waited for it to recover. just got to know that it was a tight hamstring and now found your video. Really hope I'm back to running soon. Hope to run a half marathon by the end of May 2022.
Thanks Dr Jo!
You're welcome!
I sort of pulled my hamstring doing the splits and my hamstrings became suddenly really sore. Thank you so, so much for this video.
You're welcome. Good luck.
same
Another video that will greatly improve my hip pain. I am a senior and I should have started stretching years ago.
Thanks for the numerous informative videos.
You're welcome! Good luck.
Hope this helps, I've got plenty of issues with my right leg, even keeping it straight is a challenge.
I hope it helps too.
Fantastic and easy to do stretches. Thank you so much. I feel better already! Can’t wait to see the effects after a few days of practice.
Thanks, and you're welcome. Good luck.
I like Dr. Jo’s videos. No beef or extra annoying talk. Some initial intro and then she goes right into it. Also super cool exercises. I used a lot of her exercises when I had a knee injury.. thanks!
Thanks, and you're welcome!
I had this numb pain and nerve stretching feeling in my thigh... I was afraid that it could be a thrombosis or something like that. It feels like if a thick muscle or nerve is under constant tension. Very ugly feeling. These stretches helped tremendously. Will do them every day now and i hope that the pain goes away for good. Thank you for this video!
Thaaaank you!!! I am a gymnast and I was practicing some skills on my trampoline when I felt some tightness and then I just searched some stretches and this helped me so much!
+Creative Constellations You're welcome! I'm glad they helped.
I'm super flexible (I'm a wrestler) so typical hamstring stretches rarely really help. the tip you gave about curling your toes is wonderful!! opened up new doors for me!
I'm glad the tip helped!! Good luck.
I am doing this only for 3 days and it made a significant difference already. Thank you, beautiful doctor.
You're welcome.
So nice way you teach thanxx
You're welcome, and thanks.
De rien!
my hamstrings been tight since the elementary and after this video they not tight no more thanks alot
You're welcome.
Omg I have been doing these stretches wrong all this time smh... glad I found this video, they feel better already.
Recently pulled a hamstring and have been in excruciating pain in my side hip area. This stretches helped quite a bit. Still in pain but with some relief will do the video again! Thank you
You're welcome.
This was some awesome hamstring stretch advise...THX Dr. Jo
You're welcome.
When I run my hamstrings get hurt quite often and this instantly got rid of it wow 🤩
It is incredible how beautiful Dr. Jo is...and she seems to have a very kind and joyful spirit.
This helped a lot ! Thank you!
+Alyssa Hernandez You're welcome! I'm glad it helped.
Great video. Looking for easy/light/gentle hamstring stretches for 1st thing in morning
Simple and easy to follow, thanks, I have a right foot drop there has been an improvement and still have tightness at my calves and Thigh for the right foot, anything i can do for the tightness.
I. Work outside all day I really needed this GOD DID 🙏🏾
Thank you!! Ive been trying to stretch out my hamstrings but it wasn’t seeming effective- your tip about keeping the back straight really helped!!
You're welcome!
As usual great advice
Thank you
Thanks, and you're welcome.
Thanks Doc! Still recovering from back surgery. This is really helping me improve my posture.
You're welcome!
One quick question: I’m going ice skating with my friends tomorrow and I have sore legs from doing the splits today. I’ve followed your stretching video and my hamstring has got better, but it’s not 100% yet. Is it a good idea to go tomorrow (I really want to but I don’t know if this will make my soreness worse)?
Unfortunately, I really don't know. It really depends on how sore you are. I think it would be fine as long as you don't get too crazy out on the ice :-)
omg you saved my hammys!!! haha i was so cramped and felt better after trying all of them, my fav was the last one (:
I'm glad they helped!
Thank You this helped so much and really helped my hamstrings out
You're welcome.
8 years late but still this was so helpful. I am very inflexible but I am so determined to get flexible like I used to be ❤️ that’s this was helpful
Glad it was helpful.
This really really helped with my back pain and muscle tightness thanks great video for beginer and advanced stretching
You're welcome.
Love the sofa stretch. More range of motion when tilting the back for sure
I could feel a immediate relief after these stretches. Thank you
You're welcome.
Excellent video! The active assisted stretch works better than anything I've seen in the last decade. I can finally feel my hamstrings stretching as opposed to my back. Thanks!!
Thanks, and you're welcome!
This video helped me so much! I did a lower body workout yesterday and my hamstrings were so sore the next day! Thank you so much!
You're welcome!
I was doing ab exercises last night and cramped the back of my left hamstring thank you for this.
You're welcome.
Would doing these help you do the splits?
I've had horrible back pain when walking. A doctor told me once during a work physical I had very tight hamstrings and I could end up with a back injury. I'm hoping this helps.
I have not worked out since a few weeks tried to train legs and i couldnt get all the way down did these exercices for 3 days and noticed a big difference thank yiu very much
You're welcome.
I have moderate proximal hamstring tendinosis, are these the correct exercises to help relieve me of pain? I am in constant pain, especially when I sit. Thanks.
9 yrs later and still responding, legend
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Thank you
You're welcome.
Omg this is what I needed thank you so much the hamstring stretch with the belt exercise was perfect I feel so much better thank you again.
You're welcome.
Fantastic, somehow my hamstrings would get the most sore but these stretches have certainly helped. Thank you.
Thanks, and you're welcome.
Great video..will these help in achieving splits also?
Stretches really helped me out, thank you! I do pretty heavy resistance training 5-6 days a week and had been slacking on my leg workouts. I went back to do hamstring curls and it was super painful I actually cramped up.
This actually caused my sciatica nerves to flair up and send tingling down my legs, excruciating lower back pain and super painful! Upon trying these stretches I realized I couldn’t do them at all!! I was so unlimber I had no idea.
My advice is ease into these if you aren’t limber or it can actually hurt you a good amount. But once you start getting into them, major relief!
You're welcome!
I was in pain. This helped. Thank you!
You're welcome!
REALLY VERY GOOD &USEFUL EXERCISES.DO PERFORM THEM REGULARLY TO SEE THE RESULTS.
Thanks! Definitely stretching 1-2 times a day is the best way to see results. Good luck!
Doctor Jo is a genius 😍😍😍
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this queen is currently helping me pass my fitness class assessment, love u icon
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I had a tournament today and pulled my hamstring. This really helped. Thank u
You're welcome. Good luck!
Great video! I have patellofemoral pain syndrome and I've watched that video plus this one as my PT said my hamstrings are too tight. Of course, it won't work straight away but I do feel a little better already, hopefully if I keep it up, the pain will eventually go away. Thank you Dr Jo!
Thanks, and you’re welcome!
GOOD MORNING DOCTOR JO...I HAVE BACK PROBLEM AND I ALWAYS LOOK FOR UNDERSTANDABLE AND TECHNICAL VIDEOS ABOOUT MY PROBLEM IN TH-cam DUMP.AT THE MOMENT, I FEEL LIKE I FOUND A GOLD MEDAL IN IT.YOUR VIDEO IS THE BEST BEGINNING OF THIS MORNING HERE.I KNOW THAT I AM AS HEAVY AS THE GROUND PULL ME AS LIGHT AS MY WINGS FLUTTER.YOUR SHARINGS WILL BE THE WIND FOR THEM.THANK YOU SO MUCH.
You're welcome. Good luck.
Thanks so much for your videos. I have tight hips and some neck and back issues and these are really helping me loosen up some tight muscles without hurting my back. 💞👍
You're welcome.
Very thorough explanation and demonstration! Love Doctor Jo showed all different ways of doing the same stretches. The best video for hamstring stretches!
Thanks!
Thank You sooo much (A weekend warrior myself -- it's so important to get these stretches right. And you did such a fantastic
job in explaining how to do it right by NOT curling the back. Much appreciated!).
You're welcome! Good luck.
Of all the videos I have seen, yours seems to be the one I have chosen to try. Thanks. I'll report results.
You're welcome.
My spine Dr sent me to Dr jo. She's wonderful and keeps me out of the doctor's office! She has guided me through a number of ailments and taught me helpful remedies to reduce my pain and discomfort.
I'm glad my videos have helped!
Glad I found your video. Back went out after sitting a flight from Dallas to Charleston. Feeling better now after doing the stretches you recommend.
Could barely walk when I woke up this morning after pushing my hamstrings a wee bit too much lately. This exercise helped sooo much! Thank you a billion!!
You're welcome!! I'm glad they helped.
I'm down bad
Trying it from today. I hope it works for me. I’m a scoliosis patient and standing for two hours have damaged my hamstrings 😔
Good job of narration, and right to the point..... plus.....I love the two pup supervisors team you put together.
Thanks 🐾
Thanks for the info . This video was made 10 years ago. Thanks for the all of the knowledge and videos over the years
You're welcome.
Thank you, Thanks a lot
It worked like magic, I couldn't believe I finally touched my toes in these 22years.
You're welcome. Glad it helped.
I think this is the best video with the explanation. I will be doing these twice a day and see if they really help me. I don't touch my toes when I bend down. I am so tight, I have a long way but will try to see what I will accomplish. Thanks for the video .
You're welcome, and thanks! I hope they help.
Very helpful after my long running up the hill !! Big thanks !
You're welcome!
Holy crap this helped...I went to my first APC workout for highschool and wow my hamstrings were sore after and I have practice in a few hours so I really needed to stretch them out. I would be in better condition if it weren't for my counselors not allowing me to be in APC my Freshman year
Thank you I have hamstrings problem and you helped me thank you so so so so much
You're welcome.
Your videos are really good. Simple, straight to the point and effective. Thanks doc!
Thanks, and you're welcome!
This is perfect. I have been having back issues and these stretches really worked!
Doc...30 sec is a long time when you're stretching...ooouch!