Summary: Flexibility is one of the most important parts of an exercise program, but probably the least practiced. It's gaining popularity thanks to yoga and pilates, but it's important for everyone. Stretching creates better range of motion in the musles, joints, and tendons, which prevents injury. Studies show it also promotes blood flow and muscle growth and repair. Now, you probably think this may not apply to you because you scored so awesome in the "President's Challenge" back in the seventh grade (don't act like you still don't have your patch!). But how flexible are you now...decades later? You can find out with a simple "Sit and Reach" test that I demonstrate in my podcast below.
