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 12 of 18 ADVERTISEMENT () Start Slideshow Share This Link Copy ← Use Arrow Keys → 12 Modified Heron Pose Sit with the legs extended in front of you. Bend the right knee and hold onto the back of the right thigh, the calf, or if you can, the right heel. With the left leg straight and the foot flexed, straighten the right leg as much as you can, reaching the chest toward the ceiling. Hold like this for five breaths. Complete this stretch on the other side. Previous Next Start Slideshow StretchesYogaLeg ExercisesWorkouts