# Reason for muscle flexibility variance throughout the day

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reason-for-muscle-flexibility-variance-throughout-the-day/627246>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 4, 2012, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reason-for-muscle-flexibility-variance-throughout-the-day/627246 "2012-07-04T22:07:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reason-for-muscle-flexibility-variance-throughout-the-day/627246/1 "2012-07-04T22:07:04Z")

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When I first wake up in the morning, if I try to touch my toes I can’t get anywhere close to them - I can barely get my fingers down past my knees.

But if I do the same stretch later on in the day/evening, I can touch them quite easily. Why is it so?