My neighbor showed me a 5-minute stretch routine she's done for 20 years

I was out front watering my plants last Tuesday when my neighbor Betty came over. She's 68 and moves better than I do at 35. She told me she's been doing this same 3-move stretch routine every morning since 2004, never more than 5 minutes. She showed me how she just sits on the floor and does a simple hamstring stretch, a shoulder roll thing, and a neck tilt. I tried it the next day and it actually loosened up my lower back without any sweat. Has anyone else found a tiny routine like this that they actually stuck with for years?

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kai46321d ago

Is 20 years of stretching really enough to offset two decades of poor life choices?

rowan59321d ago

Lean into it a bit, sure, but 20 years of stretching is a loooong time. Most people I know who had "bad" stretches (like working a desk job or eating fast food) are basically fine after a few months of decent mobility work. Honestly, it's probably more about your mindset than your joints, you know?