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"Being able to touch your toes" in my opinion is a weak measure for flexibility.
A better measure for hamstring & hip flexibility is this: sit comfortably on the floor with the legs straight and try to lift one of your legs straight, and see if you can touch your forehead to your shin effortlessly (or if not, how close you can lift without much effort). ...
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An interesting question! Generally to be flexible one has to start from childhood/teenage years. That is when muscles/joints are in early development stage and can stretch to establish a flexible body (think Gymnasts). However, this does not mean that any adult cannot improve his flexibility by doing stretching exercises/yoga.
Flexibility is not the only ...
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If you are doing stretches and aren't seeing progress, then there are a few possibilities:
Not stretching long/frequently enough.
Stretching with bad form.
Stretching wrong area.
Let's start with #1. You need to be holding stretches long enough for the body to actually adjust to the change. I would say 30-60 seconds at least.
With #2, there are a whole ...
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Old but interesting question, so I thought I might add some points.
To avoid the arms to legs length ratio, I guess it is more important to focus on how close our upper body is to our thighs while bending. Can we fold totally or is the angle between the two more than 45 degrees? Can we lay the upper body flat on the thighs or do we actually make an arc to ...
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