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It’s easy to start doing a glute, hamstring or hip workout without realizing whether you’re actually working out that specific muscle. This exercise, demonstrated by Point Performance’s Adam Gershowitz, is a great functional assessment for hip stability and to see if the muscles are, in fact, being used correctly. It is often done with aRead more

The hamstrings are often a tight spot for many people, and it’s easy to overdo a stretch. In this video, Point Performance physical therapist Michal Tekle, DPT, demonstrates how to do a simple hamstring stretch that also mobilizes your sciatic nerve. Lie down on the ground with your back flat. Raise one leg with theRead more

Hamstrings are critical for helping you walk, run, and jump. Hamstrings are incredibly powerful, but also so easy to injure. It’s important to maintain strength in a hamstring to avoid injuring them. In this video, Haim Hechtman, DPT, demonstrates a series of exercises to strengthen the hamstring using a chair or a swiss ball. TheRead more

Your hamstring may be tight from all that summer activity you’ve been doing outside, but you also know that stretching them cold can make them worse. Instead, try a dynamic stretch. Here, Adam Gershowitz, DPT, demonstrates how to stretch out the hamstrings by without injuring the muscles. This exercise involves taking a step forward orRead more