Being bendy is more than a cool party trick -- it can also be a key to healthy aging. You might think flexibility is something you're born with -- you either have it or you don't. Even if you did have ...

Touching your toes may seem like a simple task. But actually doing it can feel like an impossible feat. Because my clients often see seated toe touches incorporated into warmup and cool down routines, ...

Reaching down to the ground to touch your toes can feel very satisfying. It’s an easy way to wake up the muscles in your lower back, hamstring and calves, as well as get a great stretch in your spine ...

Touching your toes is a common yardstick for flexibility. It's a handy method to gauge how supple your hamstrings are and how well your spine can move. And according to mobility coach Roger Frampton, ...

How do you feel when you turn your head or touch your toes? Your ability to do that comes from flexibility. so health and fitness expert Beth Oliver joined us to share a series of tests to see how ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. I’ve always had a ...

As kids, you can move, flip around, bend and touch your toes with ease. Flexibility is not much of a problem for children. But as we grow older, we tend to get a bit stiff, especially because of less ...

Forget well-defined abs. Well-spaced toes are the new fitness flex. For those of us who wear cramped shoes all day, gaps between our toes can be just as hard to attain as a six-pack. Like a strong ...

Bucs offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs introduces the Jr. Bucs Elementary Fitness Drill, "Standing Toe Touch" while Captain Fear demonstrates how to do the exercise. Bucs offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs ...

Flexibility is a common component of recommended exercise for people of all ages, and new research suggests that people who are more flexible may live longer. The study used 20 joint movements ...