Splits!! How 2’s and Stretch Hacks👍

Good morning everyone, I’m so happy you are here! Today we are going over the How 2’s and the Stretching hacks to get your splits!!

First things first—-> Warm-up! Warming up can be a 10 minute cardio to get the blood flowing in your body and heart pumping. A quick job with high knee kicks and incorporating some sit ups and push ups will be great

Next—-> Stretch!! Splits are stretched from your quads, hamstrings, hips, calf muscles, and so forth, lots of tendons, ligaments, and muscles stretched when in the splits. Incorporating static and dynamic stretching is a must and really improved the ability for flexibility to be improved. What is Dynamic and Static stretching and what are some exercises that are similar to it?

Static stretching— A stretch that is held for a period of time. Static stretching increases range of motion and decreases muscles stiffness. Examples— plank, pigeon pose, cobra

Dynamic stretching- stretching that is incorporated with movement. Dynamic stretching increases muscle mobility and helps with preventing injury. Examples— leg lifts, left and right lunge walks

Last but not least- CONSISTENCY! Consistency is so important and I’m sure you have heard of it countless amounts of times because it’s just that important. Stretching and going into the splits daily is a necessity even if it’s only a few minutes a day. Training your body for easier mobility and flexibility is key. My splits would get tighter and tighter as I began to stray away from stretching during dance season and J challenged myself to tackle this 30 day splits challenge this summer. Now I have just a couple inches away from the floor and working on challenging my over splits next! So it’s all in consistency through the rough days, easy days, sore days, no matter what always stay consistent.

And lastly— Motivate yourself and find things to help keep yourself motivated. I totally understand the days when stretching just does not feel like an option, trust me, I have been there and done that. As a dancer I have witnessed within one week my splits where completed eliminated just because the motivation failed and I did not stretch- not going through that again. Stretching can help you go through the day smoothly and so staying motivated is also what’s important and from then you will be good.

You all got this and I’m so proud of your journey! If you want to share your journey along or have questions, feel free to comment below. Please join the group below and subscribe to get emails. ❣️