Flexibility Pearls — how to stretch for splits
Frog Splits: Do Frog Splits Help with Middle Splits?
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Frog splits. Do these splits help with the middle split? The short answer is that the frog splits will help you with a middle split, but doing a frog split does not guarantee that you can do a middle split...
Standing split. What is it and how to do it?
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Standing split. What is it and how to do it? A standing split refers to any position where the legs are in a 180-degree line from each other or the hips are opened 280 degrees and the person is standing.A...
Side Split: 9 Flexibility Training Mistakes. What Is Preventing You From Getting Your Full 180 Degree Side Split.
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Flexibility training mistakes you are currently making that are preventing you from doing a 180-degree side split. What is preventing you from getting your full split? Is it the training frequency? Improper warmup? Random flexibility training? Or is it something...
I spin figure skating
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What is an I spin in figure skating. An I spin in Figure Skating is when a Figure Skater flexes the hip with a straight leg and lifts the leg in front, holding the foot or the skates with the...
Straddle Stretch. What is a straddle stretch? And how to do a straddle stretch?
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What is a straddle stretch? A straddle stretch is a position where a person is sitting with legs straight spread as wide as possible, one to each side. Left leg to the left. Right leg to the right. Alternatively, of...
How long should you stretch for to get maximum results? (Case Study)
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The question that often comes up is “How long should your stretching session be?” Should it be 30 minutes? An hour? 2 hours? And does it even make a difference? Turns out that it does! According to a research study...
True Front Split: Stop Cheating Yourself
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You think you’re doing a split but you’re not! Stop cheating yourself! 10 issues that are preventing you from doing a True Front Split, reasons and solutions. If you have been faking a split, you're only cheating yourself. Here's how...
How to learn to do the splits
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Many people ask how to learn to do the splits. Today I will answer this question. Most of you already know that on this blog we usually talk about mastering the splits in depths. Such as Kinesiology, Biomechanics and Physiology...
How Often and How Long To Stretch
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Paul, My instructor stretches us every day before class. But you said to stretch every other day. Which is right? I get this question a lot. How often should you stretch? The answer is found in the follow up question:...