From the article: How to Do Splits
Do you have any suggestions or special exercises for doing the splits? Are there any special stretches that have helped you gain the flexibility needed for splits? Share your tips and tricks for learning how to do the splits. Share Your Tips
Splits
- I'm 12 and have been practicing every day for about a month now and just about an hour ago I got my back leg straight. Now I'm on the ground doing my splits. The way you can do this is to always stretch. I stretch before school, at break, and after school. Or when I'm waiting for a bus. This really works. Also you can practice while watching TV because watching TV will take the pain off your mind and the next thing you know, you have your splits. I hope this works for you guys and I hope all is accomplished.
- —Guest shanice
Time
- Lean into a deep lunge and slowly take your weight onto your hands and lower yourself down. Another way is to stretch your arms over your head while your friend holds them them. VERY slowly, relax your arms and you should go lower. Remember to warm up very well first though, as I once didn't and pulled my hamstring. Now I'm trying to get back down on my left split.
- —Guest Iszie
I can't go that low any more
- I did the splits one day and I went farther than I could go. My legs were hurting for two weeks. Is that normal or something? It hurts to stretch but I do it anyway.
- —Guest Barbiiee
Tips
- I'm getting extremely close to my splits. I have about 2 inches to go! I've only been stretching for the past few days! The key is to be committed to a routine. Mine is to go as far as I can on both sides once in the morning, then do the more intense stretches at night. Keep working and measuring your progress!
- —Guest Abby
Warm up first
- Make sure that you warm up first before you stretch. Do circles with your joints then do something aerobic (power walking, jogging, jumping jacks). If you don't warm up first your stretching won't be as successful and you may injure yourself.
- —Guest Jess
How to do the splits
- I am flexible, I know I am trained, but still can't get into a split even a little bit.
- —Guest Lilibeth
Help
- I am flexible, but how can I do the splits one day but the next day I fail?
- —Guest America lopez
Banana splits!
- I have my right leg down but I can't seem to do my left or my middle. I have been looking online for tips and I thought I might share.
- —Guest Kdkgirl
Tips on how to do the splits
- Practice on how to do the splits because practice make perfect. So try harder and soon you will be pretty good and when you get it down pat then challenge a cousin.
- —Guest ahleiha
It takes time
- I'm liking gymnastics now and it's hard, but when I do mine I do one on each leg and don't push too hard. I touched the ground but I heard a pop - now I can't do a cartwheel on the beam or my right leg splits.
- —Guest ash
Help me
- I have been doing stretches for splits for 2 months and nothing has happened. Well Imight be able to go down 2 inches but I still have like 3 more inches to get a perfect split. Someone please tell me - do I keep doing the same stretches or should i try something else?
- —Guest please help me
How to do the splits
- Hi everyone having trouble doing the splits. Well, so am I but after I tried my way and it didn't hurt at all after awhile of doing it. First you get in the split position box or side splits and keep going down until it hurts them. Bob up and down and try and get as far as you can. Then the next day, keep doing it and maybe you will get down like me. You will be nearly there. I always try doing it every morning and night when I get up and when I go to bed, so good luck everyone. I hope you do it soon and maybe someday you'll be on here writing to other people who cannot do the splits.
- —Guest elle
Try!
- Well, I'm 12 and I've NEVER been that good with gymnastics but I have been really keen on doing a back catch and the splits. I have been stretching everyday for about a week and I went swimming today - I find if you stretch while you're in the pool it's so much easier! I can now do a basic scorpion and ALMOST the back catch. Hope this helped.
- —Guest C...
Help!
- I've been trying my splits for like, ever, but it hurts my knee when I do the wall thing (when you lay on your back and put your butt against the wall and let gravity do it) and I've been trying for ages! And when I'm holding myself in the split it hurts and I want to know how people do it without hurting...thanks! I need to know as I do acrobatics and need to do splits.
- —Guest Maysiee
Keep On Trying
- At first I couldn't do it at all. But I just keep on trying and stretching and I'm almost there. Just keep on trying!
- —Guest Amaya
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