Popsugar Health & Fitness Stretches Stretches For Tight Hamstrings If Your Hamstrings Are Crazy Tight, Open Them With These 18 Stretches 19 June 2018 by Jenny Sugar View On One Page Photo 1 of 18 ADVERTISEMENT () Start Slideshow Share This Link Copy ← Use Arrow Keys → 1 Standing Forward Bend Stand with the feet hips-width distance apart. Fold the torso and rest the hands on the thighs, shins, or the floor if you can reach. Shift weight forward into the toes to intensify the stretch in the backs of the legs. Stay like this for five deep breaths, nodding the head up and down and from side to side to release the neck. Previous Next Start Slideshow StretchesYogaLeg ExercisesWorkouts