For those of you who have already kicked the New Year’s resolution to the curb - here's an easier one...

If losing weight or quitting smoking was too lofty a goal for 2013 - how about at least limbering up?

It’s a relatively easy resolution that can help get you moving in the right direction. Physical Therapist, Diana Zotos, says getting flexible will help build strength and endurance and even make you less prone to physical injury, aches and pains. Your goal this year: Touch your toes with the palms of your hands - without cringing. In order to test your flexibility, try these moves. Can you:

• Reach behind your back and touch your shoulder blades?

• Sit in a chair with your arms crossed and turn your torso to the 3:00 and 9:00 positions?

• Stand with feet hip-distance apart, bend forward and slide your hands below your knees?

• Sit on the floor with legs straight out and touch your ankles?

If not, you could use some limbering up. Finding a simple, gentle daily stretching routine can be very rewarding. You’ll start to see and feel your progress within a week’s time - and you won’t have to give up a thing to succeed.