• Question: Why are some people more flexible than others?

    Asked by vikki to Amy, Sarah, Will on 21 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Sarah Martin

      Sarah Martin answered on 21 Jun 2012:

      Hi vikki!

      There are lots of reasons!

      Younger people are generally more flexible than older people, as joints get stiffer and tighter with age. People who exercise and stretch their muscles are much more flexible too, as not exercised muscles get stiff. Actually people who stretched a lot as children, like ballet dancers, also stretch their tendons and connective tissue while it’s forming and end up being a lot more flexible as adults!
      Like with so many things – it’s practice that does it!

      🙂 Sarah

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