On 2005-01-18, CatNipped penned:

I've always been very bendy. I have no problems touching my toes or sitting
with legs spread and grabbing my feet. However, the girl on the yoga video
I have looks like she doesn't have a bone in her body. She sits with her
legs straight out in front of her and leans over and rests her face on her
knees or stand and bends over forward with her face against her knees.

My question is, do you become that limber with continued practice, or is
this yoga instructor just double jointed or something? If you do become
that limber, how long does it take? I'm practicing through the pain so my
muscles will stretch and not stiffen up, but although I see some progress,
I'm not there yet. Any advice?

Never having been very bendy, even when I was doing martial arts (lots of
warmup and cooldown stretching) almost daily, I could ask you the same thing.
I only wish I could touch my toes or sit with legs spread and grab my feet!

Whenever someone in a MA class (inevitably) comments on how women are more
flexible and aren't they lucky yadda yaddah, I always want to beat them with
my shoe.

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monique, roommate of Oscar the (female) grouch
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