tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post6354465751603760442..comments2024-03-27T23:28:20.274-04:00Comments on Face to Face: Young and flexibleagnostichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-23025586932660165222009-05-06T00:33:00.000-04:002009-05-06T00:33:00.000-04:00I'd have to agree that flexibility definitely decr...I'd have to agree that flexibility definitely decreases with age, Comparing the flexibility I had in my early teens to now, my early 20's, I have seen a huge change. What came easily to me when I was 15, now is quite difficult without regular stretching. I wonder if diet could play a part in flexibility? I wonder if certain ethnic groups are more flexible than others?spring chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14730319640232630911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-49133456096798873252009-05-05T12:25:00.000-04:002009-05-05T12:25:00.000-04:00My aunt lived in Indonesia because my uncle was wo...My aunt lived in Indonesia because my uncle was working with an oil company there. When she first arrived, she was talking with an indonesian lady of about 40 years old. She looked up at some coconuts growing on the tree and remarked how cool it was to have these coconuts growing right outside the house, too bad they were too high to reach. The mighty spry 40 year old indonesian lady scrambled up the coconut tree and retrieved a few coconuts. <br /><br />Flexibility may be a use it or lose it thing. That is, it may be possible to retain a significant level of flexibility just as it is possible to remain a healthy weight, simply by getting off one's bottom. While maximum flexibility may be like maximum intelligence: peak at age 18 and slowly decline thereafter, the natural rate of decline might not be as stark and severe as the observed decline which is probably strongly affected by inactivity.sgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-32325467836344988002009-05-05T10:53:00.000-04:002009-05-05T10:53:00.000-04:00I'm not sure if there's any such thing as a profes...I'm not sure if there's any such thing as a professional gymnast, unless you count gymnastics teachers and coaches.<br /><br />PeterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com