People who are chronically inflexible may feel that this condition is permanent and that it will get progressively worse. However, flexibility and range of motion may be more like being overweight than tall or short. Just as you can shed a few pounds if you really want to, you can enhance your range of motion. Anyway, that is what my experience has taught me. With hard work and dedication, almost anything is possible. Over the course of my yoga practice, I have looked at any number of asana and said to myself -- I will never be able to do this in my lifetime. And then I learned that in fact, there would come a day when I would do these postures one after another. Am I an "advanced" student? Not by any stretch of the imagination -- and I still struggle with certain asanas that I may never fully master. But, I do make progress over time. The point I am making is this -- don't arbitrary limit yourself. Believe that you can make change, and this will help make it happen.
If you are under the assumption that physical strength, stamina and range of motion automatically decline as you age, then watch this video of 81 year old yoga guru BKS Iyengar doing his daily backbending practice. This should be all the proof that you need. link
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