Is there an unwritten rule about being able to touch your toes with out bending your knees after 60?

I thought the rule was:

“If God wanted me to touch my toes

he would have put them on my knees”

DeeJay.

Yes, don't over do it all at once, it takes some time.

It takes allot of practice for most people to touch their toes without pulling their hamstring muscle, if you pull that it takes forever to heal if even then.

Breathe slow and deep and never, never bounce or pull hard.

I can put my hands flat out on the ground or step on my fingers up to my wrist without bending my knees but have been practicing yoga for 15 or so years and am naturally very limber.

Even being as flexable as I am, I take it easy when I first begin my daily practice, anyone can pull a muscle if you are tight or tense,everyday your body reacts differently so be easy with yourself.

I am not yet 60 but hope to still be practicing my yoga for the rest of my life.

We had an 86 year old women in our class who could keep up with the best of us.

There's no rule whatsoever. Many have that problem long before they hit their 60's, believe me.

When the aches and pain years kick in, some of us are lucky to be able to touch their knees I

don't think I could even touch my toes in a swimming pool. And that's the best overall exercise

for anyone, I've read. The water cushions everything. No jarring or hitting anything hard, so it's

the safest and most productive exercise also. That's not my opinion, it's fact.

Don't think so. As I walk around the downtown area, drive by the local high school, and walk through the shopping mall I see more people who appear to be over the age of 60 and who look as if they could touch their toes than I do in the younger population. It's really shocking how many of our younger folk can't even see their toes, much less touch them.

I do not know that rule. I do think that stretching, flexing, bending and fidgeting are very good for us SCs. Gentle bending & stretching keeps us from getting too rigid or stiff. When we lose our flexibility, we are very prone to fall. I - like many other SCs at my local park in the morning - wave my arms, flex & bend slightly even when walking my dogs. To some people it may look unusual but nobody cares since everyone is slowly exercising. A old martial Arts teacher called it "walking Chi".

Balance is important for us all and it does not come naturally. Do movements gently and slowly. It all helps in the long run. We are not trying to gain muscle but just keeping it in tone.

Good luck... also learn that these movements may help avoid back problems.

The only rule on that is Use It or Lose It. Stretching is paramount for ballet dancers so I've tried to stay flexible over the years, but every now and then I pull a muscle if I get too ambitious. My hip joints are a bigger problem than my knees.

I never heard of it , if there is one! I can still touch the floor with out bending my knees , and I am 74, I wonder how long I will still be able to do that.

Too Truth, If we can't brag about what we can do, no one will give us the credit, So Brag Away!

Since I fractured my vertebrae a couple of years ago, bending is the last thing that I should be doing. I do admire ones who are older than me who can still out walk and out run many younger people. I envy the ones who are light on their feet and can still touch the floor.

None whatsoever and bravo for those Senior Citizens who can touch their toes without bending their knees. I am passed 70 years old and I can still touch my toes without bending my knees, not that I am bragging.

No.

Go on be a naughty boy - break that rule !

How to do flexibility exercises are all over the internet, have a look. Also take Fido for a fast walk twice a day to increase your metabolism, reduce that waist line and getting more mobile.

I think for many over 60 the rule is seeing your toes after sixty, not touching them!