How do you touch your toes?

Answer 1

"A standing toe touch is a great back stretch.

• Bend forward at the waist and let your arms hang toward the floor.
• Roll your back and your shoulders.
• Do not lock your knees.

If your legs are stretching too much, bend at the knee until the stretch is focused in your back. Do not worry about actually touching your toes -- just hang down until you feel a good stretch in your back. If you need more of a stretch, you can touch your toes or place the palms of your hands on the floor.

This elongates your spine and loosens your back from the shoulders to the lower trunk."

-http://ergonomics.about.com/od/treatmentprevention/ss/essentstretches_5.htm

"if you are a football player (soccer) it is proven that you can not touch your toes. this is because when you kick the ball your contraction of the quadriceps is much bigger than hamstring so it shortens the hamstring over time and the quadriceps become the dominent muscle. im am 15 years of age and already know this because of GCSE physical education. if you would like to touch your toes dt leave it too late as it will become harder with age but just keep stretching this is very important. I have been playing football for 5 years now and as a result havnt been able to touch my toes I now regret not stretching because I get so many aches and pains in my lower back and can not pull of a good full range of movement. I have been stretching and aiming to touch my toes for 1 month and have stretched 10 mins a day 3 days a week and can already see 7 cm of improovment if you would like more info or help among this matter email me on" -Answered by hammers1994(http://www.funadvice.com/q/can_you_touch_your_toes_i_can_t)

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1. Step 1

   Stand with your legs hip distance apart. Bend your knees slightly.

2. Step 2

   Bend at the waist, folding your body down, and reaching your arms down toward your toes.

3. Step 3

   Do not bounce if your hands don't reach your toes. Just stand there with your arms hanging down toward your toes and let all the weight of your head go. You don't want to be reaching as much as lengthening in the back of your legs and stretching your spine from the waist to your head. If you let yourself hang there a few minutes, breathing deeply and relaxing, you'll see your hands drop a little bit closer to your toes.

4. Step 4

   If you practice this on a daily basis, you will eventually reach your toes without having to force your muscles. You will have achieved it by relaxing and stretching.

5. Step 5

   You can also try the same thing from a sitting position. You can sit with your legs wide apart, and lean your body over one leg at a time to stretch each leg before bringing them closer together and stretching down across the legs while reaching for your toes. Sitting doesn't give you the help that gravity does when you're standing while attempting this."

-http://www.ehow.com/how_2278478_touch-toes.html

Answer 2

It is neither good nor bad if you can not touch your toes. If you are younger than about 40, you still have the flexability in your body that you can touch your toes if you are willing to do regular stretching exercises. Keeping your joints loose and your weight down will help you slow down arthritus in old age

Answer 3

yes