# Gaining flexibility as I age

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaining-flexibility-as-i-age/726498>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 29, 2015, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaining-flexibility-as-i-age/726498 "2015-07-29T18:18:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ssgenius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaining-flexibility-as-i-age/726498/21 "2015-07-30T11:52:08Z")

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Yes, I do some stretches every day several times, but these other yoga and stretching techniques should help from what I was doing

Thanks

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**Author:** ![ssgenius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaining-flexibility-as-i-age/726498/22 "2015-07-30T11:55:00Z")

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> [@SeniorCitizen007](#):
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> Do you go up stairs two at a time?
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> Yes, when possible if I am not carrying something
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> Do you use your arms when standing up from a sitting position?

Not normally but I will use my arms to get up from a lying position

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**Author:** ![ssgenius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaining-flexibility-as-i-age/726498/23 "2015-07-30T12:29:02Z")

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> [@SeniorCitizen007](#):
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> Do you go up stairs two at a time?
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> Do you use your arms when standing up from a sitting position?

A bit of a clarification.

I don’t use my arms when getting up from a chair but I will from getting from the floor

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**Author:** ![ssgenius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaining-flexibility-as-i-age/726498/24 "2015-07-30T20:40:17Z")

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Thanks guys and girls. I tried some longer yoga stretches today (still need more practice) and it does seem to help

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