One Indian Sikh Wants To Become World's Most Flexible Boy
Punjab's Jaspreet Singh Kalra sounds like any other Sikh boy, but there is one thing he can do that nobody else can. He can bend his legs so that they rest on his shoulders. He can rotate his arms 360 degrees and head 180 degrees, just like Meryl Streep's character in the Goldie Hawn movie, 'Death Becomes Her'.
He is just 15, but wants to be more flexible than his hero, American contortionist Daniel Browning Smith, who at present is called the "world's most flexible man", according to storytrap.
Ever since he started yoga at the age of 12, he began to notice his own ability to perform these rubber ball exercises.
According to dailysikhupdates, Jaspreet's flexibility is driven by the following:
"Internal influences---the type of joints (some joints simply aren't meant to be flexible)
-the internal resistance within a joint bony structures, which limits movement of the elasticity of muscle tissue (muscle tissue that is scarred due to a previous injury is not very elastic)
-the elasticity of tendons and ligaments (ligaments do not stretch much and tendons should not stretch at all)
-the elasticity of skin (skin actually has some degree of elasticity, but not much)
-the ability of a muscle to relax and contract to achieve the greatest range of movement
-the temperature of the joint and associated tissues (joints and muscles offer better flexibility at body temperatures that are 1 to 2 degrees higher than normal"
It is explained also that "The joint capsule (i.e., the saclike structure that encloses the ends of bones) and ligaments are the most important factors, accounting for 47 percent of the stiffness, followed by the muscle's fascia (41 percent), the tendons (10 percent), and skin (2 percent)".
