Leg Exercise - Dynamic Hamstring Stretch

Commonly Used For: Pre-activity stretch.

Video Transcription: This is a dynamic hamstring stretch, which somebody who is more athletic might use before they went for a run or did any sort of sporting activity. It's a way to stretch your hamstring while also bringing blood flow to the area. So the way you're going to do this is you want to stay up nice and tall, keeping a neutral spine, and then you're just going to kick your legs up, out, in front of you. You want to make sure as you kick that you're not slouching through your lower back. You want to stay up nice and tall. You can also walk while you do it, if you prefer. So you can kick, step, kick, step, and so on, and that's a dynamic hamstring stretch.