causes and treatment of weak hamstrings why you need to pay attention to these muscles

You may have never noticed, but your hamstrings really deserve an applaud from your body. Have you ever thought that an activity we take for granted – walking and moving our legs – would never have been possible without the three muscles in the back of each thigh? These three muscles are the hamstrings.

The hamstrings not only ensure motion of our legs and our whole body from one place to other but also assist the gluteal muscles that help us get up from a chair, climb stairs, etc. These muscles are at the back of your hips. Weak glutes can lead to the weakening of the hamstrings as they may have to work in the place of glutes as well.

Why do hamstrings get weak?
In an age and era where we sit in front of our laptops all day, or the TV on our off-days, or just casually sit around even when we don't have anything else to do, our hamstrings suffer. One reason for the weakening of the glutes and the hamstrings is that they are not active – there is no brisk walking, running, jogging, etc. while the other reason is a reaction that occurs when we sit too much. When you sit, the muscles in the front of the hip contract, and give the same signal to the glutes. This condition is called altered reciprocal inhibition. A similar effect happens on the hamstrings and both these muscles get weaker as we sit for long hours.


How to treat the problem?
The first step to ensuring that the problem is solved is to find good coordination between the hamstrings and the glute muscles. If all muscles perform their functions properly, the other will not be over-worked and therefore will not get weak. One way to do it is to exercise all muscles properly, to ensure that all of them are active and working. Another way is to very specifically target strengthening hamstrings and glute muscles in your workout. Including yoga poses like the bridge, and exercises like jogging as a part of your workout can help