It's one of the most common things people say in both physiotherapy appointments and Pilates classes. "My hamstrings are always tight." The natural response is usually to stretch them. But what if tight hamstrings aren't actually a flexibility problem? In many cases, persistent hamstring tightness is your body's way of telling you something else is going on. Tight Doesn't Always Mean Short Muscles can feel tight for many different reasons. Sometimes they're genuinely shortene