What you "should" be able to do when it comes to flexibility is highly subjective and relative to each person and their needs. Lack of flexibility is touted as

What you "should" be able to do when it comes to flexibility is highly subjective and relative to each person and their needs. Lack of flexibility is touted as this bogeyman that needs to be fixed. Saying people "should" be able to touch their toes without bending their knees has no basis in science and unless your job or daily life requires that kind of flexibility, you don't need it. If anything, strength training should be what a person spends their times doing to increase quality of life.