Limber Living

Stand with your feet shoulder width apart, toes pointed to the side. Place your hands on your hips and bend the knees, lowering the buttocks (figure B). Do 12 to 15 repetitions.

Sit on floor with your legs straight out in front. If your hamstrings and hips are too tight to sit up tall with a straight leg and bend the knees slightly, until you can sit with no curve in your spine. Roll forward, bending the neck down, creating a C with the spine (figure C) . Hold a few seconds and release. Repeat several times.

Sit in the same position, legs in front, back straight. Extend the arms to the side. Rotate your trunk so that one arm extends over the opposite foot (figure D). Hold. Untwist, then twist to the other side. Repeat several times.