To be included in the study, the individuals had to be 18 to 25 years of age and a current student of the Physical Therapy course at PUC-Minas. Individuals with a history of lumbar pain in the previous 12 months or any other severe pathology of the vertebral column (fractures, tumors, cauda equina syndrome, etc), were excluded from the study. The flexion ROM of the lumbar column was evaluated using the BROM II inclinometer and the FR.