Betty by Gary Delainey and Gerry Rasmussen for August 30, 2022

Or get clip-on arm extenders.

Toe the line

Touching? Here, it’s been years since I have seen them!

He’s right!

Toe Touchers Anonymous!

Even when I was young and in shape touching my toes was difficult.

Smart man that Bub.

Being able to touch your toes and get up from off the floor without assistance are important abilities to maintain as one ages.

When I had sciatica, a physiotherapist and a chiropractor told me to replace toe-touching with single leg stretches, like a ballerina at a bar. And that sounds like the opening line to a joke.

Haven’t been able to touch my toes since I was about eight. In my early 30s, I practiced yoga for four years, made no difference.

My wife, at 73, is still able to bend down and put her hands flat on the floor.

Betty, warm up your muscles first with stretches. I also find it’s easier to touch my toes in the shower.

The older I get the shorter my arms seem to become.

I just switched to touch my knees much easier.

My philosophy is if my hands cannot go to my feet, them my feet must come to my hands. It’s a sort of a Mohammed thing.

Whoa. This hit home for me today. I had knee replacement surgery 5 weeks ago and thought my recovery was going well. So did my physiotherapist. But my surgeon told me yesterday that I had to push myself way, way harder in the next 2 weeks or I’d never get full range of motion back! Keep reaching for those toes, Betty!!

Why touch your toes? Just put you hands flat on the floor. Easier.