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, ...

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 ...

Toe-touching enhances flexibility by stretching the hamstrings, calves, and lower back. Regular practice can gradually ...

The challenge begins. It's Cyber Monday, which it must be said is not the quietest time of the year for me. I'm working from ...

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 ...

When I look back on my years of participating in competitive gymnastics (and alllll the conditioning), a few exercises in particular spring to mind. Pullups. V-ups. Lunges. Hollow body holds. And, of ...

Remember that Winnie the Pooh exercise song? "Up, down, touch the ground," it went. Even self-proclaimed "short and fat" Pooh can touch his toes—something seen as the ultimate sign of flexibility. But ...

At some point in your life, you've probably locked your legs and bent over to see how close your fingertips can get to your feet. The toe-touch test has been a staple of fitness for many decades and ...