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Most health-related physical fitness test batteries incorporate the sit-and-reach test as an important component because of the belief that maintaining hamstring and lower back flexibility may prevent lower back pain syndrome (American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1984). For this reason, many studies regarding the validity and reliability of the sitand-reach test were reported, and a number of sit-andreach test protocols were proposed (Hoeger & Hopkins, 1992; Hoeger, Hopkins, Button, & Palmer, 1990; Hopkins & Hoeger, 1992; jackson & Baker, 1986; jackson & Langford, 1989; Minkler & Patterson, 1994; Patterson, Wiksten, Ray, Flanders, & Sanphy, 1996, Shephard, Berridge, & Montelpare, 1990). The classical sit-andreach test was used by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) Physical Best Fitness Test Battery (AAHPERD …