The following data represent an informed consent study of physical mobility in the elderly. Ten individuals, who previously had not been associated with our facility, agreed to a two month home program of our flexibility program. Each subject was measured as indicated in the data, given a first edition copy of THE FLEXIBILITY MANUAL and instructed in the application of the active stretching procedures. After two months, each subject was measured again. Although bilateral uniformity was not achieved by each subject, everyone showed some gains, most unexpectedly in vital capacity although none had undertaken an aerobics program. Unsolicited subjective analysis was that all subjects had benefitted from the study and had initiated an exercise program either on their own or at their YMCA. One female subject had beginning symptoms of multiple sclerosis, another had severe scoliosis, and a third had a chronic back problem but were able to utilize the program. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A blank space indicates that measurement was compromised by the subjects physical or medical condition. — indicates unmeasurable full range of motion T indicates unmeasurable degree of tightness                                                                                                                                                                                      www.sportskinetics.com
	AGE		WEIGHT	HEIGHT	WAIST	CHEST	VITAL CAPACITY	VENTRAL	QUADRICEPS		HIP EXT		ILIOTIBIAL BAND		ADDUCTORS		HAMSTRINGS		DORSAL	DORSI ANKLE		PLANTAR ANKLE		SHOULDER	SIDE BEND		HEAD ROT.		% FAT	% H2O
									RT	LT	RT	LT	RT	LT	RT	LT	RT	LT		RT	LT	RT	LT		RT	LT	RT	LT
MALE	74	BEFORE	199	71.5	39	2	2300	13	128	128	1	1	—	—	30	35	128	122	5.5	5	7	43	44		22	22	40	45	16	59
		AFTER	193.25		42	2.5	3000	15.5	120	118	3	3	—	—	35	35	136	130	7	7	14	46	48		22	23	55	65	17	59
MALE	68	BEFORE	157	68.5	32.5	2.5	1800	13	132	125	0	0	—	—	35	35	136	133	6	8	10	40	40		22.5	22.75	60	70
		AFTER	158		32.5	2.5	3950	12	127	124	0	0	—	—	32	32	148	145	7	21	18	33	34		21	21.5	56	60	15	63
MALE	63	BEFORE	213	72.75	40.5	2.5	3025	17	119	120	8	10	—	T	30	30	156	155	11.5	16	16	45	42		22	22.5	50	50	16	59
		AFTER	210		40.5	3.5	4300	21.5	125	115	6	5	—	T	35	35	170	166	12.5	19	18	42	40		22.75	23.5	50	66	16	59
MALE	69	BEFORE	144	67	34	7	3500	16.5	133	132	10	10	—	—	40	40	156	159	17	11	15	48	40	117	18	18	50	55	18	61
		AFTER	141		32.5	8.5	4300	19	128	132	10	10	—	—	40	40	170	175	20	19	18	35	38	114.5	19	19	50	55	18	62
MALE	67	BEFORE	136.5	66	32.5	4.5	4150	14	130	126	13	8	—	—	30	35	167	161	12.5	18	14	42	44		16.5	16			32	54
		AFTER	136.5		31	5	4100	14	132	122	18	16	—	—	40	35	174	173	18	20	18	48	50		15.5	14.5
FEMALE	56	BEFORE	134.5	66.75	27	3.5	3600		117	110	0	0	—	—	35	30	131	120	-2	7	7	35	35		22	22	40	40	24	56
		AFTER	133		27	4.5	3525		118	113	0	0	—	—	35	30	134	125	4.5	7	8	37	37		21	21.5	40	40
FEMALE	75	BEFORE	161	64.5	39	2	1950	9.5	124	114	5	6	T	T	35	40	144	135	3.5	2	2	47	46		19.5	18.75	40	47	34	46
		AFTER	160	65	39	2	2300	10	103	114	2	4	T	T	35	35	147	138	5	9	9	51	48		19.25	19	50	50	33	48
FEMALE	56	BEFORE	178	62.75	34.25	1	2550	11	102	101	5	5	T	T	30	35	174	160	15	3	16	55	52		20	20.5	35	45	35	46
		AFTER	178		37	1	3000	12	106	108	4	7	T	T	35	35	180	175	16	8	15	58	60		19.25	19.25	40	50
MALE	72	BEFORE	193	67	39.75	1.5	4100	18	105	127	9	8	T	T	32	35	141	143	13	13	10	35	32	119	17.75	18.5	50	50	20	56
		AFTER	193		40	1.5	4200	19	123	122	8	6	T	T	32	35	155	154	15	15	17	35	32	118	17.5	18	43	47
FEMALE	72	BEFORE	118	60	31.25	2	1900	10	130	123	0	5	—	T	32	32	141	143	0	0	4	45	45	114	22.25	22.5	50	60	32	51
		AFTER	119.25		33.75	2	1700	10.5	126	123	4	6	—	—	33	33	143	150	6	6	5	46	46	108	22	22	55	60