I FINALLY GOT MY SPLITS!!!! How Long Did It Take? + TIPS

HERE’S THE VIDEO I USED

Stretching is a great habit to adopt.

At one point, I tried to twice a day. But it wasn’t manageable to me mentally. So I switched back to once a day.

I think stretching and getting your splits will help in life, because if I could be flexible physically, I could also be flexible mentally and used that in real life situations for work, business. Be physically flexible and be mentally flexible.

and just because I’ve “touched down” does not mean I’m going to stop. I’ve got to persist and keep going. I do want to celebrate this win!! I deserve it! The reason I have to keep going is because I’m still not comfortable in the position. It hurts #(@&$(@ still.

Important Tips

The stretches you do right before you do the splits is crucial.

I look I used this video. I learned there are no shortcuts to getting your splits. You can’t go for the 5 minutes or 10 minutes to stretch. Thank you Alo Yoga for helping me achieve this dream and my best friend Addie for introducing this video to me.

You really have to challenge yourself in each of the stretches. Don’t be a wuss.

But in actuality, if you’re having a really bad or off day, it’s okay if you don’t push yourself to the limit. Just keep up the habit. One day, when you’re ready and able and in good spirits, challenge yourself and reach a little further. Just keep going, keep at it and you’ll get there, even though the goal feels so far way. Often the journey feels like nothing, no progress, so far away but after you keep trying and trying, BAMM out of no where it’ll happen.

I’d like to note that on days where I didn’t challenge myself as much, I didn’t get as close to the floor, even if had I gotten closer down the day before.

Record yourself/ your journey

When you feel like giving up, compare your first photo/video. Sometimes I didn’t see a difference, but I felt a little more flexible. Hold onto moments where you know you’ve made progress. So you know all your hard work and effort is paying off. It will help you keep up your habit. Giving up is the only thing that is keeping you from this goal.

You need a plan and commitment

I planned to stretch everyday. Once I found the right video. I planned to do that everyday. I habit stacked it and would watch this video after my Blogilates workout.

And remember that everyone is on their own journey. Your starting points may be different. Focus on yourself and your development.

If you don’t challenge yourself, then you don’t really know yourself-David Goggin