How to heal a pulled Hamstring? The hamstring muscle, which makes up the back of your thigh, is the most frequently strained muscle in the body. A hamstring strain, is both common and painful. It can ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. For strong, powerful ...

We worry about what our thighs or quad muscles look like and how strong they are, but often omit the hamstring group in our normal workouts, or have one exercise for the hamstrings and three or four ...