Benefits of Doing Middle Splits Stretches and lengthens your hips, thighs, and groin. Opens your hips and hip flexors.

There are two things I know to be true. One, I love a challenge. (Perhaps you remember my daily plank practice?) And two, I hate failing. When the opportunity to partake in a flexibility challenge ...

You need flexible hips and hamstrings to do splits — so poses that stretch those parts of your body are key to getting your splits down. When you actually attempt front splits, you should have squared ...

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There are a lot of reasons why you might want to learn how to do a split. It’s a great deep stretch for the hips and legs, it’s a fun challenge to work towards and — let’s be honest — splits look ...

Doing the splits isn’t out of reach as long as you’re willing to be patient and actively work on your flexibility with preparatory exercises. Share on Pinterest When was the last time you did the ...

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I’ve wanted to perfect the splits ever since I was a child. I was in awe of everyone in my dance class who could glide into box splits like it was NBD, but after many failed attempts, I was told I ...

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