Elizabeth Dahl, RMT

06/24/2026

This is what my cadaver labs are like. They are quite informative, and it is so fun to learn our muscles, bones, and nerves in this manner! 💪🏼

06/23/2026

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06/16/2026

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06/16/2026

Great explanation of the hamstrings and what they’re supposed to do.

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Hamstrings — “The Brakes / The Controller”

Your hamstrings earned this personality because of what they actually do all day: protect you by slowing things down. Every step you take, your leg swings forward like a pendulum. Before your foot hits the ground, your hamstrings fire to decelerate your leg, control your knee, and prepare your body for impact.

That’s braking.

They also help guide your pelvis. When your glutes aren’t doing their job, your hamstrings step in to help extend the hip and keep you moving forward. But here’s the catch—they’re not built to be the engine.

They’re built to control the engine.
So when the system is off—tight hip flexors, sleepy glutes, poor position—your hamstrings get protective. They tighten, not because they’re “bad,” but because they don’t trust what’s happening around them. They’re trying to keep your knee safe, your pelvis from dumping forward, and your body from moving too fast, too sloppy.

That’s why stretching them feels good… but doesn’t fix the problem.

Your hamstrings don’t just want length.
They want help.

When the glutes drive and the core stabilizes, the hamstrings finally relax and do what they were designed for:

Control motion—not carry the whole load.

06/05/2026

Hehehe awww!! Always be stretching.

05/25/2026

Amazing.

04/29/2026

Yes.

According to Kelly Starrett, reclaiming mobility doesn’t require more gym time—just smarter daily positioning.

Spending 20–30 minutes on the floor each evening, moving through positions like squats, cross-legged sits, and rotational postures, can help reverse the stiffness caused by modern sedentary life.

He explains that without varied mechanical stress—known as mechanotransduction—your tissues degrade over time, much like captive animals that lose natural movement capacity.

A key test he promotes is standing up from the floor without using your hands, which reflects coordination, strength, and overall physical longevity.

By stacking this habit into your nightly routine, you can improve mobility, lower injury risk, and move better for life—get the full breakdown in the article.

04/14/2026

Everything you do is a full body movement.

04/14/2026

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