I Have Never Benn Flexible Ever, But I Really Want To Be.?

Question

When I danced for those 7 and a half years, I always wanted to be one of the girls who got to do the center splits at the end of the dance, who got to be one of the 5 girls who got to do some fancy things with their legs, but I never was because I wasn't flexible enough, and I knew it. I was never one of the girls who could go all the way down on center, right, and left splits. I always tried to make up some plan of stretching every night to be more flexible, but I couldn't set my mind long enough to reach my goals.

So lately I have been wanting to start dancing again, but if I do go back then I want to be flexible enough to be one of those girls that I have always dreamed to be. I want to be able to end the dance in a fancy split or leg develop. So how can I make a habit of stretching every day and becoming more flexible? What stretches should I do and how long should I stretch each day?

Thanks in advance!

~ Natalie

Answer 1

Hello,

I'm 14 and I'm on Drill Team for my High School. I really would like to help you and I think I can! You have to think I can...if you want to be that girl you have to be her....if you don't picture yourself as her you can't transform into her.

How To Motivate yourself:

~Think I'm her..yes I'm her. If you think it you can do it it and if you can do it you can be it.

~Next Come up with a Scheldule to stretch that way when you see it you can be like stretch yes stretch (put it on the fridge, in your purse, your mirror, and in your room)..if you see it you will remember it.

~Stretch with your friends...you can talk while stretch I do it all the time with my team it really works..it's a simple distraction.

**The key is to stretch whenever. If your watching TV do your splits...hold it there while watching So you Think you Can Dance! :) You will be so focused that it won't hurt as bad. Just think ten-twenty seconds longer..then I rest for a minute and try again.

**Stretch everyday for at least 20-45mins. This will help you develop a good stretching habits.

**For your splits try to hold them alot. You want to practice them everyday. IThe once a week thing WILL NOT work because next week you will be in the same place and that will make you upset and you will be likely to quit.

**Do plies and lunges..also do partner stretches have your partner lift your leg up as high as you can and hold it for thirty seconds.

**Join a flexibility class about six months before you start dancing again..they can help you with stretching even if you have that class still stretch at home.

**Do stretches sitting down like touching your right foot, center, then left foot. It helps stretch your legs and your back which will hold you up while stretching.

**For those develop leg lifts you have to hold the leg up in the position you want it in for about 30 seconds then stop...and start back up again....focus on your center to help you out.

**Have pointed toes you feel the stretches more.

**Here are some Links on you tube that can help you..copy and paste it from my answer into your URL bar and it should come up.

**I'm pretty sure yur flexibility will come soon...just work hard and do your very best!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=816ampfnk...

I will have more when my internet gets fixed...messed up and my computer is freezing don't want to lose this answer again second or third time ive typed it!

Good Luck I hope I helped :)

Go Get Em! :)

Answer 2

Set an alarm on your cell phone or something so that you remember to stretch everyday. If you start wanting to give up, just think of your goal and hopefully that will keep you going. Good stretches are laying on the floor against the wall with your legs out. Kind of like the splits with your legs in the air... against a wall. Don't push your legs down, just let gravity do it. Also, lay on your stomach with your legs behind you, bent like a frog. Kind of like the butterfly stretch, but backwards. Again, don't push your legs down and let gravity do it. I hope I helped =)

Answer 3

if you are stretching to become more flexible then you need to stretch as if you were in a class....make it last for about 30 minutes. Just find a stretch that feels good but is still stretching you...hold it for about 5 minutes....i know it seems like forever. Try doing the straddle stretch for the length of a song. put your arms straight out in front of you so you continue to reach and lengthen your back. don't go to far down but walk yourself out every once in awhile once you start to get comfortable.

another thing to keep in mind when you think of being "one of those girls" is that some people are just born flexible and other people have to work their *** to still not be as flexible.

You can't compare yourself to them, everybody's body is different. You just have to be as flexible as your body allows.

Answer 4

when your stretching I'd say just keep pushing yourself to go farther and farther and stretch out your back that helps out a lot too.

Answer 5

Whenever you are bored or you want somwthing to do you should stretch your legs for at least a good 30mintes or so. You also shouldn't eat fating foods all the time. Try to maintain a healthy diet so you can be energized when you want to stretch. Just stretch a lot and hope for the best!  : )

Answer 6

Here are some great stretches for me.

*  Stand in parallel second position. Lower down as if you're going to touch the floor. While down, drop into plie and lower your body. When you come out of your plie, try to keep your body lower as if you were in plie. Do this repeatedly throughought your stretching becuase that is a major muscle that should be stretched. You should feel it behind your knees.

*   Lunge to one direction, then straighten your legs up and stretch to the front leg.

*   Lay on your back with your legs 90 degrees upwards in the air. Push your butt against a wall. Spread them into your center splits against the wall. Hold for 2 minutes. Push your legs further down. Hold for another 2 minutes. For added stretch push yourself up onto your elbows or hands so your upper body is closer to the wall.

*   Most importantly, just sit and hold your splits.