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 ...

To do the splits, you'll need to consistently stretch your hamstrings, hip flexors, and glutes. Stretches for the splits include the butterfly, piriformis, and kneeling hip flexor stretch. If you're ...

Gymnastics was part of my life for more than half of it. We know gymnasts are strong; I've written about bodyweight moves I still do to this day. We know they're flexible — case in point: Katelyn ...

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 ...

Dancing at any level involves reaching, bending, twisting, and exploring ambitious positions that push the limit. Dance stretches for flexibility help with achieving moves like high kicks and splits ...

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 ...

Mercey Livingston is a health and wellness writer and certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. She's written about fitness and wellness for Well+Good, Women's Health, Business Insider, and ...