Monica Hesse Quotes

I can bend over and put my head between my legs, stick my foot over my head, and stand one leg.

What I like about gyrotonics is you feel like you really elongated yourself for the day... As we all get older, everything changes and moves, and there's natural ways to exercise. I think it's important, and I think it's something that can help keep things in place.

I am kind of a freak of nature who has loose joints, and I was able to put my legs behind my head, and it looked weird to people when I was a kid, so I kept doing it. It's a great party gag.

My sister is a chiropractor and she says I have an unusually flexible lower back, but I don't do yoga, and I don't feel like I'm very bendy.

It's one of my favorite things to do, watch TV and stretch. I'm so flexible. I can put my legs behind my head. I want to be the most flexible person in the world.

I have lost a little bit of flexibility, but the doctors say with any kind of torn ligament it is not uncommon for the injury to take 16 months to be 100 percent healed.

A physical therapist does some unbelievable stretching with me.

My knee feels good right now. I am definitely able to move about whichever way.

My dad used to call me 'the human pretzel' because I was able to bend my body, and because my legs are very long.

I can wrap my legs around my neck.

Stretching was a major part of my preparation.

I can't even touch my toes!

I'm double-jointed. I can put my legs over my head, which freaks people out.

Flexibility depends upon your range of motion and will enable you to do more day-to-day tasks with comfort and ease.

Stretching exercises promote flexibility, so you move fluidly.

I've always been working with my rehab people, just to keep my body loose and fluid.

I always stretch after working out or training and then again before going to sleep. It keeps the muscles healthy and useful, reduces risk of injuries, and is a great way to wind down.

When you're hypermobile, it's easy to think your muscles are flexible, but your flexibility is really around your joints and not your muscles.

As a full-time athlete, you put your body through a lot. A foam roller works like a self-massage to roll out the knots in your quads, your hamstrings, and your back so that you feel looser and more prepared.

It's really important as a quarterback to have stability in all your joints but especially in the lower body, like the ankles, knees, and hips.

I've never been able to touch my toes. Seriously, never.

Stretching before and after every workout keeps muscles supple and helps elongate the lines of a ballerina's limbs.

Physical fitness is a three-legged stool: strength, aerobic capacity, and flexibility.

I attribute my longevity to my extensive stretch routine that I do before every single match or any physical activity. I put myself thought a regimen that really puts my body to the test so I'm not cold, tight, or ready to be injured when I start slamming my body around.

That's one of my focuses, is to increase my flexibility and strength and have greater range of motion.