If You Can Do These 3 Seated Movements Without Stopping at 60, Your Flexibility Is Top-Tier

Flexibility test at 60, guided by a certified trainer, using 3 seated movements to assess hips, spine, and hamstrings.
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13 simple hamstring exercises and stretches to strengthen and lengthen the backs of your legs

Stand with your feet directly underneath your hips and place your hands lightly behind your head with elbows wide. Slowly ...
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5 easy exercises for your hips and hamstrings to alleviate desk job aches and pains

Prolonged desk work can lead to musculoskeletal problems ranging from annoying aches and pains to injuries. This month, we launched a six-part series showing you how to stretch and strengthen your ...
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Seated back pain stretches for seniors

A variety of factors, including injury, inflammation, and activity, can cause back pain in older adults. Seated stretching is one strategy that may help older adults prevent or manage their back pain.
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Lacking a Leg Curl Machine? Give These 5 Alternative Exercises a Try to Build Stronger Legs.

THE LEG CURL is one of the best machines—and best methods, period—for building hamstring strength and size. There are two types of hamstring curl machines, and you're likely to find one or the other ...
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Tight Hamstrings? Try These Simple Exercises for Improved Flexibility and Strength

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Do you ever wake up with tight, stiff legs and wonder why? Or maybe, during yoga class, you find it ...