Lateral lunges can also help improve your hip mobility and stretch
out tight hamstrings.
Not exact matches
A couple other things to think about: if she has
tight hamstrings, any sitting position with her legs
out in front will tilt her pelvis back, round her back and make it hard for her to sit up.
Less than that means you've got
tight hamstrings, which can tug on your lower back, pulling your posture
out of whack and causing pain.
While these poses also stretch
out tight hips and
hamstrings, the main emphasis of this practice is on letting go.
A medical doctor will rule
out any serious causes of
tight hamstrings such as spondylolithesis, or tumours.
Men might find that their muscles are a little
tighter than women's, especially in the hips and
hamstrings, but exercises can be easily modified to allow those areas to stretch
out gradually.