I am so close
- I have one inch left and am getting closer every day. The best thing to do is oversplits - just put your front leg on a sofa cushion and go into your splits. Hold it for one minute and 30 seconds. Do this three times a day following a workout or stretching session. I do this and it has been 5 days since I started, when I was around a foot away.
- —Guest dancer
Stuff to help
- I just got my split tonight but I got them while doing something else - was watching "The Voice."
- —Guest guest dancer of 8 yrs
I know how to do the splits
- If you are thick or thin you can do it. I am thick and I am 12 years old...I believed and I achieved.
- —Guest rere gurl
Splits
- Do lots of stretches to help get more flexibility The splits can be challenging but you will get it eventually. Just be careful when you try to do the splits because you could break something if your not careful. DO NOT FORCE YOURSELF DOWN. It might be easier with a coach. here is a tip: Take a warm shower first. then stretch for 20 to 30 mins. Walk around for awhile. Try to do the splits. Go down as far as you can go. Then lay down and put your butt to a flat wall. lean your legs against the wall and let them fall to the sides. Stay there for 10 mins. 45 mins if you can. Then take a little break and walk around again. Try to do the splits again. Do all of it over again (except for the shower part) throughout the whole day (don't forget to take breaks!) and you should have the splits down in a few days!
- —Guest Help
Help!
- I really want to be able to do the splits. I'm 12 and my friend can do the splits and I'm so jealous! Please help. Can you please tell me some stretches?
- —Guest Holly
i do stretch every day for one hour
- I have been trying to do the splits for 5 months and I still can't do them, but believe in yourself and stretch every day. But make sure you warm up first - this might sound silly and obvious but make sure you do everything on both sides of your body for the same amount of time, even though you will be stronger on one side. But if you don't do it on both sides you will mess your back up and really damage your spine.
- —Guest cheerleader...
I need an explanation
- I have been taking a break from dance for a year and I will be going back in the fall. There's only one problem...I need to know how to do the splits. Could someone just please tell me? Drills to do and the positions, along with how long to hold them. I am almost there but the pain slows me down! Help me!
- —Guest Mollie
I need help!
- I am only 12 and dancing is my life. However, I have just changed dance schools and everyone is more flexible than me! I desperately want to get into splits, and every night I say to myself, "Try harder tomorrow." It doesn't happen. Has anyone got advice on how to stop being so lazy and really go for it? I seriously need help to buck up and try really hard. If you have tips on how to not get distracted or to just go for it, I need them, and fast. Please, please, please!
- —Guest Lazybones
Just go for it
- It you're a beginner, it's definitely going to hurt. Why? Because your muscles aren't ready. You have to stretch them every day! And when you're about to give keep your mind off the pain or look at a picture of someone doing a split. It will encourage you! Good luck, and practice, practice, practice!
- —Guest You'll get it sooner or later
I cant do it !
- I keep trying but when I try to unwrap the other leg, pain stops me. It's like a stone is under me. Please help me! I have been trying to get better at gymnastics since I was little and there is no use! But once before, at 3 years, I did the splits by accident and my front leg slipped and my back...is that good enough? I am 12, so will it still work?
- —Guest stacie
Easy splits
- It isn't that tough if you try every day. One tip: put one leg on a couch then stretch out your back leg as far as you can. Also, take warm baths and then try stretching...it helps. You could also try doing lunges for about 50 seconds on each leg thrice a day...best would be continuously.
- —Guest nabeebee
Tried
- I timed my mom's timer for 10 seconds on each leg in the split form...is that good?
- —Guest augusta
Not hard
- Just really push yourself and stretch everyday! I am 13 and I just got my splits down. But actually, if you are close but not quite there yet..do NOT force yourself down. Just let go of your arms and stay there. If you push yourself down you have a good chance of pulling a muscle and making your split higher than it was before. Trust me I know this from experience. But if you really dedicate yourself I'm sure you can do it! Don't give up.
- —Guest Dancer
Splits
- I just looked at this last night. How does that girl do that? How long did it take her to learn all of that?
- —Guest HELP ME!!!!!!!!
Get hot
- It is best to stretch when your body is hot. I know it sounds weird but you might consider stretching in the bathtub.
- —Guest peacesighn#2
