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flexibility
what are some exercises that you can do that will help you become more flexible so that you can do the splits? thanks!
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okk just practice and stretch
my friend had this problem too and one thing that helped her is just go up to a wall and like stretch each leg up against it while your standing.. i dont know if that makes since but it really helped my friend
hope it workss!
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Get a cat and watch what it does. Then, do everything the cat does. Why? Because cats are damn flexbile. You ever seen one? Jeez!
Just remember, cats are the key.
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well, if you want to do a split then every day do a split as far down as you can and hold it for 20 seconds. you will get better abd better each day. you can also try other stretches like the butterfly, hamstring stretch, ect. all of these will help you be able to do a split.
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The best thing you can do is to practice. I know that's an annoying answer, but it's true. If you want to be able to do the splits any direction, set aside probably less than 5 min per day and go as far as you can and hold it for about 30 seconds to a minute. Increase the time you hold it slowly, and DO NOT force yourself further down than gives a bit of a stretch, it shouldn't hurt when you're holding it (well, your wrists might get a little sore from your weight on them) but your legs shouldn't hurt.
Another thing you can do is this (you can do it sitting or standing, sitting's a little easier).
Bend your knee so you can grab either your ankle or the arch of your foot and slowly straighten the leg of the foot you're holding. If you can't get it straight, DON'T PUSH IT, hold it as best you can for about 30 sec. With time, you'll reach your goal, the goal being to grab your arch and straighten your leg. (Of course, if you have long legs, this is much harder to do and you're better off just working on the splits the other way).
Also, for center split, when you're at home. Instead of sitting at a desk and doing your homework, slide down as far as you can into center split, and then keep your legs that far apart and fall backwards so you're sitting. Hold that position (shouldn't hurt, just strech!) while you do your homework. Not only will it help your splits, it'll help your flexibility, when you're leaning over to do work, it'll help you become more flexible at the waist so you can (hopefully, at some point) be able to be in center split and rest at least your elbows on the floor.
Good luck!
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