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In a semi-private fitness class at Manhattan’s Mercedes Club, a classmate and I eyed each other with apprehension. We were deciding which of us would attempt the backbend first. This was no relaxing ...

A teenage contortionist has set a Guinness World Record for walking 20-metres in 22 seconds - with her head behind her body. Liberty Barros, who calls herself a 'flexi dancer', completed the fastest ...

Eddie John Browne has quite literally bent over backwards to become a record breaker. The contortionist from Sierra Leone is better known as “Eddie Flexible”, and it’s clear to see why. Eddie, who is ...

Professional contortionists Leilani Franco and Sosina Wogayehu talk about what drew them to this ancient art form and why it’s about much more than being flexible. Show more Kim Chakanetsa explores ...