| The Test |
What to Do |
You have good Flexibility if.. |
Your flexibility needs improvement if.. |
You definitely need to join now |
| Rear thigh and Lower Back(toe Touch) |
Stand with your feet together and your knees slightly bent.Bend forward and reach for the floor |
You can touch the floor with little effort with ni discomfort |
You can just touch your toes with little or no discomfort |
You can't touch your toes, or you feel discomfort when you try |
| Shoulder |
Reach your right hand behind your back and your left hand across your back toward your right shoulder blade. Try to clasp your hands together behind your back |
You can clasp your hands together |
Your finger tips almost touch |
You aren't within an inch of touching your fingertips together. |
| Calf and Ankle |
Sit on the floor with your legs straight out in front of you. Flex your foot so your toes move toward you. |
Your toes move enough towards you so that they are beyond perpindicular to the floor |
Your toes bend so they are just in line with your ankles (exactly perpendicular to the floor) |
You can barely bend your toes toward you. |
| Shin |
Sitting in the same position as the calf and ankle test, point your toes and stretch them toward the floor |
Your toes touch or nearly touch the floor |
Your toes come within an inch or so of the floor |
Your toes barely move toward the floor. |
| Top,front of hip; buttocks |
Lie on your back and hug one knee to your chest; clasp you hands around your shin just below your knee. Keep the other leg straight |
Your straight leg rests on the floor directly in line with your hip, and you can easily hug hug your bent knee to your chest. |
You leg, when straight, rests along the floor but to the outside of your hip, and you can almost hug your knee to your chest. |
You straight leg doesn't touch the floor, and you can't bring your knee to within a few inches of your chest. |
| Upper back |
Lie on your back with your legs out straight, and lift your arms straight overhead. Now drop your arms behind you towards the floor |
Your arms easily fall to the floor without your lower back arching. |
Your hands almost touch and your lower back remains in contact with the floor |
You arms don't come within an inch of touching the floor, and your back arches up. |
| Front thigh |
Lie on your stomach with one leg straight and bend the other knee so that your heel moves toward your buttocks |
Your heel easily touches your buttocks |
Your heel comes close to but doesn't quite touch your buttocks |
Your heel doesn't come within a few inches of touching your buttocks |
