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Purpose: Strengthen the hamstrings muscles without having to move the knee. Starting Position: Sit in a chair with your heel against the leg of the chair and your feet firmly on the floor. Action: Press your heel firmly backwards into the chair leg feeling the back of your thigh tightening/clenching.
They extend from your pelvis to the top of the bones of your lower leg. The hamstring muscles -- including the biceps femoris, semimembranosus and semitendinosus -- play an important role in activities such as walking, running and jumping. The hamstrings function to bend your knees and move your hips backward.