Split Definition

Warm up. Like with any athletic activity, warming up before doing splits can help you focus, decrease your discomfort, and prevent injury. To warm up, you'll want to raise your heart rate, then perform a few light stretches. To raise your heart rate, perform some light cardiovascular activity. 7-10 minutes of jogging, cycling, or jumping rope should suffice - whatever is enough to raise your temperature and heart rate.   Stretch. Next, do a few stretches - try to focus on the muscle groups that are most important for doing splits, like your hamstrings, hips, and, if you want to attempt a side-split, groin. You don't need to run through your entire stretching routine like you would if you were trying to build flexibility to be able to do the splits in the first place, as these stretches are intended solely as a warm up. In fact, once you can do it confidently, doing a split itself can become part of your stretching routine.   Get into position. When you've warmed up and stretched, get into a stance that allows you to transfer to a split with ease. This stance will differ based on whether you are attempting a front split or a side split.

Exercises

Set 1: 4 rounds

Jump Rope

1 min 50 secs

Transition

10 seconds

Set 2: 3 rounds

Wall Lying Leg Stretches

30 seconds

Transition

10 seconds

Set 3: 6 rounds

Deep Lunge Stretch

30 seconds

Transition

10 seconds

Set 4: 3 rounds

Wide Leg Stretches

30 seconds

Transition

10 seconds

Set 5: 3 rounds

Seated Moon Stretch

30 seconds

Transition

10 seconds

Set 6: 3 rounds

Quad Stretches

30 seconds

Transition

10 seconds

Set 7: 1 round

Wall Calf Stretches

30 seconds

Transition

10 seconds

Set 8: 3 rounds

Right Split

30 seconds

Transition

10 seconds

Left Split

30 seconds

Transition

10 seconds

Set 9: 3 rounds

Side Splits

1 minute

Transition

15 seconds

Set 10: 1 round

Jog on the Spot

1 minute

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