The good morning is a fundamental exercise for targetting the hamstrings. It’s all about the ‘hip-hinge’ movement – moving from the hip rather than the knees – which you may recognise from deadlifts.

How to do a good morning

Stand with feet hip-width apart.
Place your hands on the back of your head.
With a slight bend in the knees, hinge forward from the hips as if you were bowing to someone.
You want to push your bum back while hinging to bring your back as near to parallel to the ground as tight hamstrings allow – all without moving the lower body.
Come back up to standing and repeat.

Bodyweight No. 5: Loosen up tight hamstrings to move faster