Description of the Sample. Flexibility measurementswere obtained from a total of 436 community-dwelling individuals (205 men, mean age 70.4 ± 8.8 years; 231 women, mean age 71.4 ± 8.4 years). Subject characteristics are presented in Table 1. Self-rated health among the group indicated that 11% of the sample considered their health to be “excellent” and 54% rated their health as “good.” Almost half of the sample was fully retired (49%) and 11% were employed full time. Seven percent of the sample reported being not “very satisfied” with life. Sixty-three reported being “quite satisfied” and 30%reported being “very satisfied.”The marital status of the sample indicated that 56% were married. Based on selfreported physical activity levels, the calculated total energy expenditure in leisure time physical activity would indicate that the present sample was, on average, very active, but encompassed a wide range of activity levels.