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If you have problems with your knees or you have a muscle imbalance where your quads are too strong and your hamstrings are falling behind perform these great hamstring exercises and butt exercises. Myosource Kinetic Bands will make a huge difference to work the backside of your legs to prevent injury. Perform these hamstring exercises and butt exercises and knee stretches 2-3 times per week.

Great Hamstring exercises and butt exercises using Myosource Kinetic Bands

Alternating Reverse Lunge Hamstring Stretches:

• Put on Myosource Kinetic Bands
• Hands will stay neutral for balance
• Stand with feet together
• Drop back with one knee where the knee goes all the way down but does not touch the ground or floor
• Make sure to bring the back leg forward back into the starting position – do not stand up where the back foot is
• Alternate sides back and forth as shown in the video
• Make sure to extend through the hips – do not short the lunge with short legs – extend all the way back
• Remember form is more important than pace
• Perform for 35-40 seconds
• Kick your legs out

Forward RDL:

• With Myosource Kinetic Bands on Stand on one leg
• Stretch both arms forward and lift one leg up behind you to a plank position
• Lowering leg down without touching the ground and immediately lift it back again with arms forward into one leg plank position
• Alternate sides back and forth as shown in the video
• Really reach forward extending the leg back to feel in the hamstring
• Push through
• Shake legs out
• Additional for Back Stretches and knee stretches

Bird Dog:

• With Myosource Kinetic Bands on get down into an all fours position
• Lift right hand forward with left leg back
• Keep back straight
• Alternate to left hand forward and right leg back
• Continue going back and forth
• Drive the heel
• Reach as far forward with your arm and back with your leg as possible
• Do not roll body
• Feel the flex of hamstrings and glutes
• This is also one of many great back stretches and knee stretches