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The type of stretching, we've talked about active and passive, static, dynamic, and PNF stretching, but also available to you are activities such as yoga and tai chi, which are heavily focused on improving flexibility, and also have some other goals, as you see here on the slide, but those are great activities that can also help you to build your flexibility. And so I'll leave you with this thought: just remember that flexibility declines as we age, but maintaining an active lifestyle can reduce some of the aging-related declines of flexibility. So whether you choose to do yoga, tai chi, or simply static stretching on your own, flexibility is such an important key component of your health-related fitness to focus on.