Stretching exercises for achieving the splits?

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Stretching exercises for achieving the splits?

Answer 1

the lunge, reverse lunge, side lunges. pretty much every lunge lol. then the froggie stretch. for your middle splits you can stretch on a wall. sit up nice and tall and spread your legs, then bring yourself as close as you can. or lie on your back, put your butt up to the wall and open your legs, gravity will pull them down.

Answer 2

well, if you do the splits right they are a stretch. because every stretch stretches a different group of muscles. so the splits are not like a pirroette or something. just keep you hips square and keep at it every day!

Answer 3

If you do the following stretching exercises regularly, they will help you do a split. It will take time to improve your flexibility, so don't rush things or you could injure yourself.

Warm up first by skipping a rope or jogging in place for 5 minutes.

Keeping your back straight, bend down from the waist and try to touch your toes. Hold this position for half a minute.

Next, sit down on the ground with your legs straight out in front of you, knees together. Reach forward, bending at the waist, and try to touch your toes Keep your back straight and try to get your chest as close to your legs as possible. Hold for half a minute.

Now kneel down and place your hands on the ground on either side of your body to support you. Stretch one leg behind you and relax. Let your body sink toward the ground. Hold for one minute and then switch legs.

After each stretching session, go into the split position and see how low you can go. As your flexibility improves, you will find you can go lower and lower. Don't strain yourself. If you feel any discomfort, stop immediately. Some people are more naturally flexible than others, so don't compare with your progress with a friend.

TIP:

Always wear loose, comfortable clothing and sneakers while performing these stretches.

I hope this helps!

Answer 4

First of all, make sure to stretch every day and warm up before you stretch. One exercise that helps, especially with middle splits is to lie on your back with your legs up against a wall and spread them as much as you can, letting gravity pull them down. Lie like that and read or something for 5-10 minutes every day. Also, when you do the splits, make sure you are turned out properly, this will make your life a lot easier. for front splits, it may help to do a deep lunge, then sit back on the back leg and straighten the front and keep going back and forth.Make sure to do everything on both sides.  Good luck!