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 ...

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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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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When talking specifics, stretching terminology can get confusing. “Passive” and “static” generally refer to the same old-school method of relaxing into a stretch and holding it for 30 to 60 seconds.