Get Fit for '26
This article is part of our Get Fit for '26 series, in which our writers talk about the wellness and fitness challenges and experiences they've taken on – and are planning to take on – this year. You can read all the articles in the series here.
A perpetual embarrassment of mine is that I can't touch my toes with straight legs. By all accounts, I should be able to do this. I've been practicing yoga regularly for over a decade now. Every time I have a new teacher, I can see them trying to figure out what level I'm at – how it could possibly be that I know all the poses yet cannot do a simple forward bend without crumpling myself up completely. Instruction from the best fitness apps, metrics from smartwatches... none of it's done me any good.
