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I had to see the doctor today about back pain and she had me lay on my back and lift each leg as high as they would go, one at a time. I can get each one straight up, so at a 90 degree angle to my body. She said "you're just showing off now, I can't do that without a bad back". Now I don't consider that anything special, I feel stiff and inflexible, and ive seen a few people that can get their ankles behind their heads, so I wondered what is the norm, how far can the average person bend? |
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Too tempting not to try it, wee bit more than 90 doing one at a time, using both legs I can touch the floor but I think I might be cheating on the way up. |
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"I'm very flexible. You can fold me in half basically, although i can only get one leg behind my head at a time though. "
You will make a fine wife someday!!! |
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"I'm very flexible. You can fold me in half basically, although i can only get one leg behind my head at a time though.
You will make a fine wife someday!!!"
That's quite possibly the most frightenng thing anyone's said to me on here!  |
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"I'm very flexible. You can fold me in half basically, although i can only get one leg behind my head at a time though.
You will make a fine wife someday!!!
That's quite possibly the most frightenng thing anyone's said to me on here! "
Hey at least you will remember me  |
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"I'm very flexible. You can fold me in half basically, although i can only get one leg behind my head at a time though.
You will make a fine wife someday!!!
That's quite possibly the most frightenng thing anyone's said to me on here!
It's certainly helpful on long haul flights! My last flight the man next to me exclaimed when i stood up "God, i thought you were a child!" Lol!
Hey at least you will remember me "
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"Can still do the splits! 
Although this was part of my job up until a few years ago. 
Intrigued. Explain! "
Ha libertine, I was a gymnastics, and trampoline coach for years, so unfortunately not perhaps what you where thinking  |
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"Can still do the splits!
Although this was part of my job up until a few years ago.
Intrigued. Explain!
Ha libertine, I was a gymnastics, and trampoline coach for years, so unfortunately not perhaps what you where thinking "
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't slighty disappointed. |
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I'll regret this tomorrow, but yes - I can get both legs up to 90 degrees. And touch the floor with my fingers, knees locked. Used to be hands flat, but hey... |
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"Can still do the splits!
Although this was part of my job up until a few years ago.
Intrigued. Explain!
Ha libertine, I was a gymnastics, and trampoline coach for years, so unfortunately not perhaps what you where thinking
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't slighty disappointed. "
Yes I know |
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I'm an acrobat and pole performer, stretching is a daily thing along with conditioning and training in general. I can put my chest on the floor in straddle. But box splits evade me some days especially if I'm cold |
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OK now i'm getting messages asking for pics of me all curled up and folded in half. This is a side of sex i've not come across as yet! Every day's a school day! |
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"I'm an acrobat and pole performer, stretching is a daily thing along with conditioning and training in general. I can put my chest on the floor in straddle. But box splits evade me some days especially if I'm cold"
Tea bagging  |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"OK now i'm getting messages asking for pics of me all curled up and folded in half. This is a side of sex i've not come across as yet! Every day's a school day!"
My most fabbed picture ever was me in plough position. I took it off. |
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"I'll regret this tomorrow, but yes - I can get both legs up to 90 degrees. And touch the floor with my fingers, knees locked. Used to be hands flat, but hey...
*Makes a note*"
Pervert! |
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"OK now i'm getting messages asking for pics of me all curled up and folded in half. This is a side of sex i've not come across as yet! Every day's a school day!
My most fabbed picture ever was me in plough position. I took it off."
Lol! I don't blame you! I get some weird requests on here but then you get some messages that make you laugh and it evens out. |
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"I'll regret this tomorrow, but yes - I can get both legs up to 90 degrees. And touch the floor with my fingers, knees locked. Used to be hands flat, but hey...
*Makes a note*
Pervert! "
Guilty as charged |
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"OK now i'm getting messages asking for pics of me all curled up and folded in half. This is a side of sex i've not come across as yet! Every day's a school day!
My most fabbed picture ever was me in plough position. I took it off.
Lol! I don't blame you! I get some weird requests on here but then you get some messages that make you laugh and it evens out."
Wait until you get mine its a doozie |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Bastard auto correct
Yes bastard auto correct, mr rocker lol?? Hmmm yes he's going a little of his.... Nowt to do with me!! "
Is this because I never played pool with him? |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"I am quite bendy but I can't get my legs behind my head. I can get my foot to my forehead and my bridge is quite high. My butterfly and head between my legs is good too.
My mind is boggling
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Yoga. |
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"I am quite bendy but I can't get my legs behind my head. I can get my foot to my forehead and my bridge is quite high. My butterfly and head between my legs is good too.
My mind is boggling
Yoga."
A Yoga class is looking like a good idea! |
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"I am quite bendy but I can't get my legs behind my head. I can get my foot to my forehead and my bridge is quite high. My butterfly and head between my legs is good too.
My mind is boggling
Yoga."
You'll have to show me some moves |
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"I can bend and put my hands flat on the floor with straight legs, do the splits, and get my knees to my shoulders...comes in useful at times "
I think someones mail box has just got even more overloaded
I can't touch my toe's and am currently having physio for my bad back which is all interlinked. I would say I am about 12" from the floor when i try but 2014 will be stretching and building up my core. |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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We were discussing flexibility at a party on Friday as two of us women of a certain age were a lot more flexible than the twentysomethings present.
I went into plough but I do struggle to breathe. One of the young men said that I should come down as he didn't want to explain that I had died of auto mammarily asphyxiation to the ambulance and police.
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"We were discussing flexibility at a party on Friday as two of us women of a certain age were a lot more flexible than the twentysomethings present.
I went into plough but I do struggle to breathe. One of the young men said that I should come down as he didn't want to explain that I had died of auto mammarily asphyxiation to the ambulance and police.
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Off to Google "the plough"....... |
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"We were discussing flexibility at a party on Friday as two of us women of a certain age were a lot more flexible than the twentysomethings present.
I went into plough but I do struggle to breathe. One of the young men said that I should come down as he didn't want to explain that I had died of auto mammarily asphyxiation to the ambulance and police.
Off to Google "the plough"......."
Eek! I couldn't do that! Even if my own breasts didn't knock me out I'm sure I'd be stuck in that position until i died and then the cats would have to eat me!  |
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"We were discussing flexibility at a party on Friday as two of us women of a certain age were a lot more flexible than the twentysomethings present.
I went into plough but I do struggle to breathe. One of the young men said that I should come down as he didn't want to explain that I had died of auto mammarily asphyxiation to the ambulance and police.
Off to Google "the plough"......."
I just did that |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"We were discussing flexibility at a party on Friday as two of us women of a certain age were a lot more flexible than the twentysomethings present.
I went into plough but I do struggle to breathe. One of the young men said that I should come down as he didn't want to explain that I had died of auto mammarily asphyxiation to the ambulance and police.
Off to Google "the plough".......
Eek! I couldn't do that! Even if my own breasts didn't knock me out I'm sure I'd be stuck in that position until i died and then the cats would have to eat me! "
My boobs do get in the way. If I had more of a gap between my boobs and my nose it would be ok.
I have arthritis like problems in my hips, knees, feet and hands but yoga has really helped me to strengthen and remain flexible without damage and pain.
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"I can get both legs to meet my ears.. does that count..
Is that without your knees bent? I forgot to say the legs have to be straight.
nearly and almost straight.. "
Well you're very lucky, and so is Mr Weasel! |
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over a year ago
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Bloody hell, Lickety! You got me on the floor this time of night .
Severely disappointed: almost got my toes down. Have to work on it.
I'll go back to Pilates class. That was prescribed anyway. |
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I am terrible at putting my legs up. I have tight hamstrings and anything above about 55 degrees makes them feel like they will snap.
I can go out to the side quite well once warmed up.
I've always been like it. The physio told me it's something that lots of people who play sport suffer with. |
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"I can bite ma own toenails 
Just because one can do something that doesn't mean one should! "
I had a bizarre urge to have a try lol and I can still just about lick my big toe...yay!! |
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Possibly A bit of fab fibbing going on here. Unless you're naturally hyper flexible (which is a medical condition) getting to the point of legs (unbent) at the side if your own ears takes years of stretching every day. I used to have a young ballerina do point on one foot with her other leg raised to her ear, stood on top of my head and believe me, without her dance background and my acro background, these things are not possible to just do. So for most, 90 degrees is normal. Making sure BOTH legs are straight. No cheating |
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"I had to see the doctor today about back pain and she had me lay on my back and lift each leg as high as they would go, one at a time. I can get each one straight up, so at a 90 degree angle to my body. She said "you're just showing off now, I can't do that without a bad back". Now I don't consider that anything special, I feel stiff and inflexible, and ive seen a few people that can get their ankles behind their heads, so I wondered what is the norm, how far can the average person bend?"
I was looking at exercises to burn belly fat and the beginners one involved lying on your back, raising both legs so they were 90° to the body. Sadly I managed about 10°: gutted, so not flexible at all!  |
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You can't spot train fat.
The Abbs exercise will make your belly bigger as now they'll be muscle and far, but when you lose the fat it will look better as there's muscle there to provide definitions nd shape |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"You can't spot train fat.
The Abbs exercise will make your belly bigger as now they'll be muscle and far, but when you lose the fat it will look better as there's muscle there to provide definitions nd shape"
That explains my expanding belly. |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"Possibly A bit of fab fibbing going on here. Unless you're naturally hyper flexible (which is a medical condition) getting to the point of legs (unbent) at the side if your own ears takes years of stretching every day. I used to have a young ballerina do point on one foot with her other leg raised to her ear, stood on top of my head and believe me, without her dance background and my acro background, these things are not possible to just do. So for most, 90 degrees is normal. Making sure BOTH legs are straight. No cheating"
There is no way I could manage legs by ears anyway, let alone with straight legs. I have to do a wide plough to get my feet down to the floor.
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I'm quite bendy for a chubster! Can do the splits and put my hands flat on the floor with my knees straight. Used to be able to put both my feet behind my head. Think I might need to start working on that again. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I mrs j can do the splits can touch the floor with both hands with straight legs and with a little bit of help lay down can get my knees behind my head and with straight legs lay down get my knees to touch my nose |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Funny seeing this thread as done some splits pics on monday lol
I can also touch floor straight legs and flat hands
Legs can go up far too
But too much flubber to get legs behind ears |
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"I had to see the doctor today about back pain and she had me lay on my back and lift each leg as high as they would go, one at a time. I can get each one straight up, so at a 90 degree angle to my body. She said "you're just showing off now, I can't do that without a bad back". Now I don't consider that anything special, I feel stiff and inflexible, and ive seen a few people that can get their ankles behind their heads, so I wondered what is the norm, how far can the average person bend?
I was looking at exercises to burn belly fat and the beginners one involved lying on your back, raising both legs so they were 90° to the body. Sadly I managed about 10°: gutted, so not flexible at all! "
Nowt to do with flexible, and all with stomach/leg muscles, I'd have thought. |
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