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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.
1 Your back knee will lower until it is nearly touching the floor. 2  Repeat this exercise several times, then switch to the other side. 3  Strengthen your hamstrings with step-ups. 4  Stand in front of a raised surface and practice stepping up with one foot, then the other.