How old are you and can you touch your toes?

[ParisinFrance]

58

No!

61 yes, flat on the floor

46 and no, never been able to do it even when doing regular yoga (usually I do irregular yoga). My calf muscles are quite tight and my legs are quite long, that's my excuse anyway.
I can do reverse prayer (mentioned up thread) and pigeon pose though. All bodies are different!

45 and yes, easily, palms flat. Can also catch my own ankles in a backbend (with help from a teacher)

Yoga ftw.

It's just one of those things I think, your body can do it or it can't, regardless of age. I always wanted to do the splits (back in the days of Olga Korbutt), but no amount of practice got me there.

47 and pretty fit but can only just touch mine with my finger tips. I'm not very flexible and have tight hamstrings and lower back!

Mid fifties and easily and I’m very unfit at the mo and had spinal surgery 18 months ago.

Retired Occupational Therapist here. To do this you actually have to be careful. The lady in the image has what is called "wing scapula" which can affect the stability of the shoulder joint. Lower down on the same link is an image of it being done "properly" where the scapula stays laid flat to the ribcage and slides against it in rotation to achieve the posture. Here's Tony Holland showing an extreme of wing scapula.

59 and can almost get my head to the floor.

My yoga teacher once showed us x-rays of different pelvises to explain why some people will never be able to reach the full expression on certain positions (not with out breaking bones, anyway.) Regular practice will improve flexibility by stretching muscles and improving your core for balance, but there is a limit to what you can do when solid structure is a physical limit.

Ooh, never heard of this, but just tried it and I can do it. Go me! (mid 50s). Of course, I'd rather achieve something that's actually useful, but hey ho.

53, nearly 54, can touch the floor in front of me.

I'm not a million miles away from a reverse prayer...but a million miles away from sitting crossed legs on the floor...

I can touch my toes if I bend my knees....

67 and I can put my hands flat on the floor

68 and no.

44 and yes.

I still describe myself as tin man though as not very flexible in other ways and fairly knackered. Ongoing hip issue, recent securing knee injury and tendonitis in my wrist. Really missing the gym and sailing at moment 😪

Ha ha yes, aged 54 and can put them flat to the floor.
But I think it's due to my short legs. ;)

It’s my Mum’s “party trick” and she’s 90.

Mid 60s, fat and not terribly fit, no trouble touching my eyes and ears and mouth and nose; head, shoulders, knees and . . . TOES!

(local village school had a visit from the Garda band a few months back, and I needed to meet the Parish priest about something, so we went to that and had some fun as well as getting our business done)

Nearly 68 yes and can put hands flat on the floor. Do 20 reps every morning to stop creaking.

Me too
60

58, yes, but not flat hands.

58 and yes and can put hands flat. I can also put my legs over my head and behind my neck (although it is getting harder)

45

On a good day I can wave at them

58 and can put hands flat on floor. It is one of the diagnostic signs of hyper mobility. Stiff as a board elsewhere though!

I've always been able to put hands flat even when otherwise unfit and/or fat. I was also able to easily do the splits when younger although I haven't tried for years now. Must be some strange body quirk. I have short arms for my height so it's not that. In itself it's not particularly useful.