• Stand with your feet on a plate. Your feet should be very close to one another, but not touching.
    Begin your squat by pushing your hips back and breaking at the knees. Try to keep your chest tall while squatting.
  • Hold a dumbbell over one shoulder.
    Initiate the squat by pushing your hips back.
    Avoid doing any twisting. Try to keep your shoulders even.
  • Start by standing on one leg with a dumbbell in one hand.
    Slowly bend at the hips and lower the dumbbell towards the ground while extending your free leg behind you.
    Keep your core engaged and your back straight as you lower the weight.
    Once the dumbbell is close to the ground, push through your heel to return to the starting position.
  • Start by standing on one leg with your feet shoulder-width apart and holding two dumbbells.
    From this starting position, hinge at the hips to lower the dumbbell towards the ground, keeping your back straight and your core engaged.
    Once you feel a stretch in your hamstring, slowly return to the starting position.
    Make sure to keep your standing leg slightly bent and avoid rounding your back as you lower the dumbbell.