How to do the splits: the realistic way

As you probably won't know, I was recently involved in a car accident before the start of this blog and just after I started university (you can imagine the inconvenience!) I'd also just started attending the cheerleading squad. Well, after the accident obviously any ideas of jumping, strtching or tumbling were out of the question. But... now that I'm on the mend I can start getting back into training. Which means I have to be able to do the splits.

If you type this subject into youtube you will find 100 different ways to do the splits in two hours. I did try this. It did not work. And the physiotherapist kindly told me I'm hyper mobile and so doing the splits is supposed to be easier for me - also not true.

I'm going to give the most obvious advice IN THE WORLD. Practice makes perfect. Do dance stretches for your legs. Or as one of my friends did; eat your breakfast from a breakfast bar for 3 months with your leg on said breakfast bar. He can still do the splits today:

So yeah - yoga also helps and doing it on a soft surface can convince you to lie to yourself that you've stretched further than you actually have.

To conclude, wish me luck! Hopefully I can post a picture of me in 3 months time able to do the splits in a cheerleader's outfit!