How To Do The Hamstring Sit In Pilates Video

A hamstring sit is a great Pilates stretch for the back of the legs. Learn how to do a hamstring sit stretch with tips from a fitness instructor in this Pilates video.

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Bring chin to chest
Reach for feet
Relax upper body
Keep shoulder down

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Ashley Orlando has been a Pilates instructor since April 2007. Ashley currently instructs at Core Pilates NYC, Equinox Century City, My Pilates Body and Revolution Pilates.

So our next stretch is our hamstring sit. So [PH] Alex is going to start with his arms completely long, straight out in front of him. Take a deep inhale, start to bring your chin towards your chest and bring your arms towards your feet, so you're going to reach your fingers out towards your feet. Then you're going to try to grab on to your feet if you possibly, which he can which is great. Take a deep inhale here. And exhale, relax your upper body all the way over on to your legs, so he's relaxing here. His shoulders are pressed away from his ears. Flex those feet even more so you're going to stretch in the back of those knees. Deep inhale. And now exhale, pull your navel in and stack the spine all the way up and roll with the spine all the way up. This time you're going to point your feet, same thing. Take a deep inhale, bring your chin towards your chest and reach towards your toes. Try to get your fingers on the outside of your legs all the way towards your feet. Walk your fingertips forward if you can. Take a deep inhale here and exhale, just relax that upper body over so you want to make sure that you're not gripping your legs or shaking it. You want to relax into this stretch. From here, stack the spine all the way up, navel scoops in, arms, fingertips float down towards your sides. That was your hamstring stretch sit.

How to Do the Hamstring Sit in Pilates Video

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