5 Exercises With Which You Can Test The Age Of Your Body

If we could go back, when we were children, we would probably all change one thing: we would do more sport than we really did. 

Yes, because those who have had the good fortune to do gymnastics as a child, find themselves in old age with an incredible flexibility  that allows him, among other people, to have less health problems. However, do not give up: in sports it is never too late to start improving the situation of your body and these are 5 exercises that will get you good results in a short time and with which you can measure your flexibility. 

Flexibility of the shoulders

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The shoulders are one of the first joints to be affected by a sedentary lifestyle, perhaps a work of the office

Here is an exercise to measure shoulder flexibility.

Bring your hands and arms behind your back and try to join your palms:

• If you can easily, congratulations! Your shoulders are still in good shape, continue to train.
• If you can only touch part of your hands, you need a little more practice.
• If, on the other hand, it has been difficult for you to put your hands behind your back, you must start practicing seriously to stop the process of 'freezing' the shoulders.

Flexibility of the spine

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Unite your feet and lower yourself until you touch the tips of your feet with your fingers, without bending your legs.

• If you can easily carry your palms on the ground, and even beyond your feet, you're in excellent shape. Keep on training.
• If you can touch those of the feet with the tips of your fingers, you're at a good point: stay in training.
• If your hands stop mid-leg, you need physical exercise to improve the health of your spine, which at the moment is not very flexible.

Flexibility of the neck and shoulders

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This position can be very difficult, but being able to do it means keeping the structure of the neck and shoulders healthy. 

Warning: do not make sudden movements and stop if you feel pain.

• If you can not touch your heels with your hands, do not try any further: return to the initial position by straightening your back and possibly helping yourself with your hands.
• If you can get in position without problems, you're in excellent shape! Compliments!

Flexibility of the hip

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The goal of this position is to touch the knee with the forehead:

• If you can do it and stay in position for a few minutes, your flexibility is comparable to that of a teenager, congratulations!
• If you can not touch the knee, or even touch the foot with your hands, your hips need exercise to restore proper mobility. 

Flexibility of the knee

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Try to do this exercise without bending your knee: start from the left side position, walk with your hands to your feet until you reach the right photo position. Keep your head down, with your eyes on your stomach, your arms and legs outstretched.

• When you are young this exercise is very easy.
• After the age of 30 it is easy to find difficulty in keeping the legs outstretched.
• After 50 we stop in the initial position without being able to go further.

Depending on your age try to train in the most appropriate way to ensure proper mobility to the knees. Flexibility of the neck and shoulders.

Did you try these exercises? How is your flexibility? If Bad, then don't worry you still have time to improve, and do physical exercises everyday and stay Healthier.