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2. These Hamstring Stretches Help You Stay Limber and Pain ... - AOL

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   If you struggle with hip or lower back pain, hamstring stretches may also help improve mobility and prevent injury in those areas, adds Maeve McEwen, C.P.T., a certified personal trainer and ...

3. A Physical Therapist Shares Glute Stretches to Relieve Tightness

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   They can also mitigate lower back and pelvic pain, and they can help prevent soreness after exercise, she adds. Below, she outlines the three main glute muscles and how they work.

4. Are you stretching correctly? Fitness experts break down what ...

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   Editor’s note: Before beginning any new exercise program, consult your doctor.Stop immediately if you experience pain. As you head into the gym, you likely already have a workout plan in mind ...

5. Williams Flexion Exercises - Wikipedia

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   The goals of performing these exercises were to reduce pain and provide lower trunk stability by actively developing the "abdominal, gluteus maximus, and hamstring muscles as well as..." passively stretching the hip flexors and lower back (sacrospinalis) muscles. Williams said: "The exercises outlined will accomplish a proper balance between ...

6. List of weight training exercises - Wikipedia

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   The deadlift is a very effective compound exercise for strengthening the lower back, but also exercises many other major muscle groups, including quads, hamstrings and abdominals. It is a challenging exercise, as poor form or execution can cause serious injury. [8]

7. Calf raises - Wikipedia

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   Bridging exercises are done with a flexed knee to lessen the stretch on the hamstring (a knee flexor) and focus the hip extension work on the gluteus maximus. In that same respect, the reduced knee flexion makes plantar flexion work comparable to a seated calf raise, due to the lessened stretch on the gastrocnemius (like the hamstring, also a knee flexor).