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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Health
Lauren Mechling

I’m a fortysomething runner. Can I become a flexible person in a month?

lots of small pictures of a person stretching in a room
Flexibility is about more than just bragging rights. It can help prevent pain and injuries, reduce inflammation and improve one’s balance and posture. Illustration: Guardian Design

“Woo, we tight!”

Wade Bryant is holding back a whistle. It’s clear he’s having a hard time concealing his opinion of my body’s bendiness – or lack thereof. When I first called Bryant, a former ballet dancer and flexibility coach to Lizzo and Cardi B, I had seen the pictures on his Instagram grid of clients with one leg pointed skyward or both legs wrenched apart in the splits.

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