Can you still touch your toes?

londonlivvy

It's two, 25 minute sessions. One session is specifically for recovering after a ride and the other is for building core strength and strength in key cycling muscles on the days that you're not cycling. I'm really sorry but I can't remember which is which as I haven't used it in a while as I know it off by heart now and have given it to a friend. You could ask them?

jonny_trousers

I can pretty easily. I'm not sure how useful an ability it is to have, but I got used to doing it when stretching at the end of a gym workout. That reminds me, must rejoin the gym: pecs are fine, moobs are not.

meanredspider

I was tested at the Bike Whisperer and passed with "exceptional" flexibility for my age and gender. When asked if I stretched a lot, Scherrit was visibly disappointed when I said "No - not at all"

On a more serious note, my brother has an enlarged aorta and slightly leaky valve - apparently there's some correlation between this and being very flexible (double-jointed) joints. My heart is fine, however.

mudcow007

meanredspider wrote:

On a more serious note, my brother has an enlarged aorta and slightly leaky valve - apparently there's some correlation between this and being very flexible (double-jointed) joints. My heart is fine, however.

dont say that!

i have rubbery lapse joints in both shoulders :shock:

rjsterry

Update! I've just checked*, and I can do it more easily than I thought. Still not palms on the floor, but seeing as I do NO stretching and fairly high mileage, I'm pretty happy with that.

*it's a friendly and accepting, close-knit office.

dee4life2005

I don't really do any stretching, but I can still easily touch my toes, even with knuckles if i make a fist - but palms requires a bit of warm up and then I can put palms flat on the floor. I put it down to the karate training as a youngster. Not done that in 15yrs now though.

Blacktemplar

Can put palms on the floor no bother - down to years of taekwondo and karate, mind you. On the 'side raise' question when I'm warmed up I can get above shoulder height or thereabouts. Sadly can no longer get down into proper splits without tearing something permanent :shock:

Try standing and touching your forehead to your knees (without bending 'em) :twisted:

Must admit after a lot of cycling I have to work hard at loosening up the hamstrings - must be an age thing.

bunter

Can do palms to floor still. when I did kung fu I could do elbow to toe (put one foot out and pull the toes up with the opposite hand as you reach down with the same elbow (this is a great stretch as it
works the calf and hamstrings) . I have seen someone do head to toe - now that is impressive!

okgo

Yep, hands flat on the floor here. I stretch 3 times a day, religiously. It helps me I think.

I do need to find a stretch for the back though, especially the lower.

SteppenHerring

No - not without taking my shoes and socks off.

Stevo_666

I can't get anywhere near, even with fingers outstretched, but I've always had the flexibility of a piece of railway track. anyhow, I would have thought that a more important question for a lot of people is 'can you still see your toes?'

msmancunia

okgo wrote:

Yep, hands flat on the floor here. I stretch 3 times a day, religiously. It helps me I think.

I do need to find a stretch for the back though, especially the lower.

Have you tried sad cat/happy cat? Does wonders for my DIY-induced lumbago.

suzyb

londonlivvy wrote:

It's two, 25 minute sessions. One session is specifically for recovering after a ride and the other is for building core strength and strength in key cycling muscles on the days that you're not cycling. I'm really sorry but I can't remember which is which as I haven't used it in a while as I know it off by heart now and have given it to a friend. You could ask them?

Thanks. I just wanted to know how many sessions as the download is $9.99 per session and I just wanted to know that there wasn't going to end up being a silly amount.

londonlivvy

suzyb wrote:

londonlivvy wrote:

It's two, 25 minute sessions. One session is specifically for recovering after a ride and the other is for building core strength and strength in key cycling muscles on the days that you're not cycling. I'm really sorry but I can't remember which is which as I haven't used it in a while as I know it off by heart now and have given it to a friend. You could ask them?

Thanks. I just wanted to know how many sessions as the download is $9.99 per session and I just wanted to know that there wasn't going to end up being a silly amount.

BTW it's quite a low budget DVD - it's one woman, on her mat, in front of a white curtain. I liked that - it's no fuss, no frills, just her and the instructions. She also looks quite normal (for a yoga instructor) and isn't All American with stacks of make up, perfect teeth and fancy outfits.

rick_chasey

londonlivvy wrote:

suzyb wrote:

londonlivvy wrote:

It's two, 25 minute sessions. One session is specifically for recovering after a ride and the other is for building core strength and strength in key cycling muscles on the days that you're not cycling. I'm really sorry but I can't remember which is which as I haven't used it in a while as I know it off by heart now and have given it to a friend. You could ask them?

Thanks. I just wanted to know how many sessions as the download is $9.99 per session and I just wanted to know that there wasn't going to end up being a silly amount.

BTW it's quite a low budget DVD - it's one woman, on her mat, in front of a white curtain. I liked that - it's no fuss, no frills, just her and the instructions. She also looks quite normal (for a yoga instructor) and isn't All American with stacks of make up, perfect teeth and fancy outfits.

No lululemon? Gutted.

EKE_38BPM

londonlivvy wrote:

suzyb wrote:

londonlivvy wrote:

It's two, 25 minute sessions. One session is specifically for recovering after a ride and the other is for building core strength and strength in key cycling muscles on the days that you're not cycling. I'm really sorry but I can't remember which is which as I haven't used it in a while as I know it off by heart now and have given it to a friend. You could ask them?

Thanks. I just wanted to know how many sessions as the download is $9.99 per session and I just wanted to know that there wasn't going to end up being a silly amount.

BTW it's quite a low budget DVD - it's one woman, on her mat, in front of a white curtain. I liked that - it's no fuss, no frills, just her and the instructions. She also looks quite normal (for a yoga instructor) and isn't All American with stacks of make up, perfect teeth and fancy outfits.

That actually seems perfect to me. The quality of the instruction is far more important than the quality of the production.

Initialised

Yes, but I can't get my legs behind my head anymore.

Applespider

I can touch my toes and put hands flat on the floor but if I just look down, I can't see my toes. The boobs are in the way.

When I used to play curling, I could put my foot behind my head. I've just tried but definitely isn't going to happen. I have discovered that if I was ever starving, I could probably chew my toenails... :shock:

SimonAH

Applespider wrote:

I can touch my toes and put hands flat on the floor but if I just look down, I can't see my toes. The boobs are in the way.

When I used to play curling, I could put my foot behind my head. I've just tried but definitely isn't going to happen. I have discovered that if I was ever starving, I could probably chew my toenails... :shock:

You are.the perfect woman. That is all.

Twostage

Voted 1 as I can touch my toes quite easily but not quite get my hands flat.

Its straightening up that I have problems with :?

gtvlusso

Palms flat on the floor for me and further, if required....I do yoga every other week.

**Yes, I am a man and I do yoga....wanna fight about it?! I do yoga because it was recommended to me after I broke my back and arm in a skiing accident. The young, rather attractive physio that I was seeing after said snow blatting made the recommendation to me. I thought that the class would be full of long slim Swedish looking, fitness beauties, how wrong I was. I kept it going though as it quite enjoy the downtime.

** Yoga also releases all the fart.

byke68

Yes I can and VERY NEARLY touch my knees with my forehead. If I keep trying, I probably will be able to. You should try it!

BelgianBeerGeek

No. I have never (within memory) been able to do this.

suzyb

I tried the yoga for cyclists dvd. Who knew something so inactive looking could be so exhausting :shock: