Can You?

[Butterbun]

Still touch your toes?
I can.

[Brinjal]

Of course. I lift my feet up and can touch them quite easily.

[KARL]

I can get both palms onto the floor when standing up and I wash my feet by lifting each in turn, also while standing but not supporting myself in any other way and I put on my socks when standing similarly without steadying myself against anything. I am possibly older than almost everybody on here so surely everyone can do this.

[quinie]

Well done.I can touch my toes but can't do the rest now-might be older than you lol

[masma]

I can't put my palms on the floor (I assume with legs straight and standing up) can almost touch toes, I can do the rest same as Karl. Mr M kneels on the floor to put his socks on, I can't do that!

[yogasun]

I wouldn't look too good in front of my classes if I couldn't do what KARL can do!

[Butterbun]

That's great KARL. Your fitness level is quite high by the sound of it, long may it continue. Best answer for you then. Most of us are not so supple.

[penelope2]

Yes I can, Put it down to Tia Chi. I'm a septuagenarian.

[fruitsalad]

No I have a job to put my socks on most mornings due to pain in my lower back

[Tilly2]

Yes, I can. Long may it continue.

[jno]

I can barely see them, let alone touch them

[pusskin]

Yep, can touch toes standing without bending my knees, but not with palms flat on the floor. I hope this condition lasts forever! ha ha

[sandyRoe]

With my back? I wish.

[cupid04]

Yep, and I can pat my belly and rub my head at the same time! Can you?

[grasscarp]

Still? I dont remember that I ever could.

[Tilly2]

The secret is to bend from the hips, not the waist. You have to stick your bottom out.

[gness]

Tilly, my bottom sticks out enough as it is!

Bb....I have never, ever been able to touch my toes....was ages before I realised it's because I am short but have quite long legs....must be the torso where I lack height...and then there's my shortish arms.... So I consider my ability to touch my knees to be equal to those who can touch their toes......☺

Reading that back....I'm an odd shape.... :-(

[Butterbun]

I had to giggle at Brinjal. yogasunsound younger than most and quinie, young at heart.Keep going masma.

[Butterbun]

A friend of mine does Tia chi penelope2, it seem a very relaxing exercise. She says it calms her mind.

[RATTER15]

I can touch my toes but I cant put my palms on the floor and never have been able to from what I remember, my belly gets in the way.

[Butterbun]

jno and grasscarp, so funny. you make me laugh. Gness, I'm sure you're lovely. I'll try cupid04's exercise sometime when I'm not on AB. I think pusskin and Tilly2 knows the secret. Just have to hope now that SandyRoe and fruitsalad isn't in too much pain. Might see about tia chi myself especially if it calms the mind.