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Both beginning and more experienced yoga students often struggle with tight hamstrings. Unfortunately, in most yoga classes, poses are only held for 10 to 30 seconds. However, according to Doug Keller, author of Yoga as Therapy, to stretch the hamstrings, you need longer holdings—ideally two to three minutes. “The hamstring muscles contain a lot of … Continued
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