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If you have never been able to touch your toes can stretching help you achieve this?
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Stretch: Consider yoga, pilates, hamstring stretch. Go slowly.
Answered 3/20/2020
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Yes,: But start slow maybe under guidance of a professional trainer. U need to keep the joints in movement otherwise you will be stiff with advancement of age we all go through. What do they say" use it or lose it" so easy does it but do it!
Answered 4/7/2013
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