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 ...

Practice consistently and you could be touching your toes in a matter of weeks ...

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 ...

When you think of contortionists, images of circus performers (perhaps a la Cirque du Soleil) likely come to mind. The bending, twisting, and stretching seem impossible — and never fail to mesmerize.

I’m a yoga teacher, so I hear, “I can’t do yoga, I’m not flexible and I can’t touch my toes!” at least once a day. The thing is, that’s why you should be doing it in the first place. Regardless of how ...

One of the pioneers of common-sense physical fitness is Gray Cook (@graycookpt). He has a series of tests he uses to assess the functional movement of athletes. One of his favorites for golfers is the ...

Are you reading this, thinking: 'Touch my toes? No problem!' OK. I've got an exercise for you to try. Stand up quickly, keep your feet together and reach down to touch your toes with the tips of your ...

You can’t touch your toes because of the way you have been using your body, and it’s something you can fix. You say you’ve never been able to touch your toes, that it’s just the way you’re built. But ...

Touching toes while standing or sitting with our knees locked is one of the basic flexibility tests that we all have taken at some point. When we see others performing this exercise in yoga classes or ...