
Hamstring
Exercises For Women
Strengthen your posterior chain, improve stability, and support your glutes with simple hamstring exercises suited for beginners and women over 40.
The hamstrings play a huge role in strength, balance, posture, and lower-body power. Training hamstrings helps protect your knees, improves hip stability, supports glute development, and reduces the risk of injuries.
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Each exercise includes simple cues and links to demonstration videos so you can learn with confidence.
Cable RDL (on Step)
Stand on a small step with the cable set low behind you. Hinge from the hips with a soft bend in your knees, keeping your spine long as you let the cable pull your hands slightly behind your legs. Feel the stretch through your hamstrings, then drive your hips forward and squeeze your glutes to stand tall.
Dumbbell RDL
Stand with feet hip-width apart and hold the dumbbells in front of your thighs. Hinge from the hips with a soft bend in your knees, keeping your spine long as you lower the dumbbells down your legs. Feel the stretch through your hamstrings, then drive your hips forward and squeeze your glutes to stand tall.
These hamstring exercises help women build lower-body strength, improve hip and knee stability, and support glute development. Ideal for beginners, women over 40, and anyone starting or restarting their fitness journey. This page includes simple cues, clear demonstrations and beginner-friendly hamstring movements suitable for home or gym workouts.




















