Sure can - palms to the floor. Yes, flexibility matters. No riser stems around here. Not yet

But man I crushed my L4 disc at 25, ripped both ends of my right hamstring the same year, and have broken my back in maybe 8 places, so that kind of flexibility’s been important to me for a very long time. A large part of my workouts off the bike are built around not having a lower back pain episode

My focus rather than stretching has been maintaining supporting musculature, whether retraining trigger muscles or working on abs to support my so called back. My unrelated last stint with PT included a side plank routine I’d never done but now include because it’s bound to be good for my back

Any real stretching I’ve done has been injury specific. From time to time I’ll add the toe touching thing or twisting or side stretches for good measure and to reassure myself I still can

I definitely believe there’s lotion in the motion. I have arthritis and move way better than anyone I know, and I’d say better than I deserve but that’s just not true