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Improving the Hips and Hamstrings
Posted on September 1st, 2011 No comments
The Hamstring
The hamstrings (posterior thigh muscles) are made up of 3 long muscles that start at the bottom of your pelvis extending down the back of your thigh and along either side of your knee, to your shin bones.
The lateral hamstring is the biceps femoris (made up of 2 parts – a short head and long head) and the medial hamstrings are the semitendinosus (joins the sartorius muscle and gracilis muscle at the pes anserinus on the tibia) and the semimembranosus (the largest hamstring muscle).
The tendons (tough fibers that connect muscle to bone) for these muscles begin at your ischial tuberosity (the bony bump under each buttock, known as your “sit bone”) and attach on the outer edges of your shinbone (your tibia and fibula) just below the back of your knee. They help to stabilize your knee.Moving through stretches at the wall, you’ll foster recovery, increase your range of motion, and get a chance to relax into simply being.
Sage Rountree is a yoga teacher, endurance sports coach and athlete, and author of books including The Athlete’s Guide to Yoga and The Athlete’s Guide to Recovery. She teaches workshops on yoga for athletes nationwide and online at Yoga Vibes. Find her on Facebook [facebook.com/sagerountree] and Twitter.
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