Flexibility exercises

To become flexible, one needs to have lots of patience and practice because one can’t become flexible overnight. There are a number of people that are highly flexible while some other may struggle to become flexible. If you are one of those struggling...

Flexibility is considered one of the primary components of fitness. Stretching not only helps prevent injuries but also helps improve our range of motion in order to perform our daily activities. 
When stretching, it's a good idea to make sure that the muscles are warmed up first. Ten to fifteen minutes of cardiovascular activity before stretching is recommended. Remember not to bounce when stretching. Instead, hold the stretch for 10-30 seconds...

The diagrams accessible from this page illustrate some good stretches for the muscle groups often injured in sports.
Lower extremity stretches
Concentrate on your two-joint muscles: gastrocnemius complex (calf muscles that involve the ankle and knee joints), hamstrings (back of thigh muscles that involve the knee and hip joints), and hip flexors (a component of the quadriceps that flexes the...

Your back is stiff. Your legs are stiff. Your neck and shoulders are stiff. You can’t get even close to touching your toes unless you bend your knees. You believe that this is all just a part of the aging process.........
If you see yourself anywhere in the above description, join the ranks of the Prematurely Inflexible. In fact, there are very few reasons other than inactivity and some severe joint or muscle maladies such as certain forms of arthritis that would render...