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3 days ago
I need to start stretching more often, I only stretch at Taekwondo and it’s not a lot there. I should find time at home or after the Taekwondo class.
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How to do the splits
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Very Excited!
 "Fufilling and satisfying!"
How I did it: One day i just decided i was going to learn to do the splits. So, i started stretching every other day. At one point i didnt make any progress for ages, and thought that i physically would not be able to do it, but i carried on stretching and one day i just slid into flat splits! Lessons & tips: Dont give up! But also dont push too hard, you wont want to stretch if you have achey muscles! Resources: My reletive is a yoga teacher, and my dance teacher gave me tips. Lots of internet surfing to find good stretches, and through experience found some variations of my own!
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How I did it: I took a tumbling class in middle school when I thought I wanted to be a cheerleader and part of our warm up was stretches and doing the splits. Even though I haven't tumbled in years (since I gave up any hopes of being a cheerleader by my freshman year of high school) I try to keep up on my stretches for figure skating and because I've always been pretty flexible. Read how I did it…
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How I did it: I somehow realized, at the tender age of 12, three basic princples of stretching. 1) When you reach the limit of your present stretch, RELAX completely.2) When you are relaxed at the limit of your present stretch, FEEL beyond to where you intend to stretch.3) Don't force anything. Read how I did it…
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flexible
How I did it: I just got out of high school but when i was in high school i wanted to do cheer and gymnastics so i had to learn how to do the splits. I learned about 20 different excersises that helps me that i cant really explain all of them on here. But one that seemed to help me out alot is this pillow trick i use. This is when you sit in front of the tv and go down into the splits as far as you can. Then when you feel you are as far down as you can… Read how I did it…
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proud 
How I did it: i hav been going to ballet classes since i was 3, and every now and then the teacher gets us to strech. i never thought i was very good till the teacher was like 'wow' when she saw how low i can go so i decided to practise and see if i could actually go all the way down. There are lots of streches you can do, basically you want to strech your inner thigh so any strech you do that you can feel streching that area will help. and keep just t… Read how I did it…
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1 week ago
I want to do the splits, I tried before and forgot all about stretching so failed
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2 weeks ago
i’ve been trying on and off for years, but when i get motivated on the odd day, i try too hard and then i’ve hurt myself too much to carry on the next day. I can manage to get down leaving about 2 inches from the ground when im warmed up, but the last gap is the most difficult to accomplish i think.
Almost---
2 weeks ago
I am only about an inch from the ground!
Except I pulled a hamstring muscle in gym class :( but if this happens to you:
1)take a warm/hot bath
2)relax, you can do some minor stretching to loosen it so that it isn’t too stiff later.
this is what I did, it feels 100 times better already
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3 weeks ago
Im doing yoga but i dont think its helping i stretch like twice every week which i dont think helps so from now on im going to do it every morning and night…or try to
people who know how to do it please give me advice im 13 and people in my class are always talking about the girls who can do the splits.i used to know how to do it but i became stiff and i cant do it now.
xyiva is enjoying the last day of the holidays
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4 weeks ago
I’ve tryed to do this before but soon lost motivation and stoped streching. Hopefully this time I’ll go though with it!
Blast
4 weeks ago
I haven’t even been trying for this one. I think I need to get back into a stretching routine!
Fairdivinity is feeling pretty happy!
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1 month ago
It’s been so long since I’ve posted anything on most of my goals, because so many of them are physical things… and the doctor told me I had a strained hamstring and to stay off it for at least 6 weeks, with some physical therapy at the end of those. It’s been just CRUMMY. I certainly won’t be ANYWHERE near attaining this goal anytime soon, although darn it! I was SO close! But I’m not allowed to stretch at all, and I won’t be able to really push it for months. So I might remove this goal, because looking at it just makes me depressed.
Logistics
1 month ago
My flexibility is getting better due to all the stretching i do after running – i havent been actively practising the splits yet as i just want to increase my ‘flexy-ness’ first. I think it will be my right leg first, then my left…i am really not sure if banana splits are a possibility….we’ll see.
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maromera asks,
“Is it possible for a person over 30 to learn to do the splits? Am I too old for reaching this goal??”
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cberechillin asks,
“hi people im just wondering i can do the side splits (da onez were ypur legs are wide open ) but im having trouble learning the front splits (the onez where your leg is in da back and da other one is in the front any one got some good tips plz ! :D”
— 2 years ago |
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 United States
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tarlatan asks,
“I'm a runner, cross-country skiier and soccer player. Will practicing to do the splits increase my risk of injury at all? I broke my ankle this last soccer season and I don't want something like that to happen again!”
— 2 years ago |
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 Gardnerville
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Angela63 asks,
“What is the best way to become more flexible?”
— 3 years ago |
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jessienose555 asks,
“How do I do the splits?”
— 3 years ago |
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 Scottsdale
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plum asks,
“What stretches do you recommend? How often? Any warm-up required?”
— 4 years ago |
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shirin asks,
“howwww???! i practise everyday every hour! why can't i do them!?”
— 4 years ago |
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