The harm of girls practicing splits

Women's bodies are much more flexible than men's, so many women can do the splits, but you need to pay attention to the strength when practicing the splits to avoid uterine tearing. There are certain advantages and disadvantages for women practicing the splits. The advantage is that it exercises the body and improves body flexibility, but the disadvantage is that forcing the practice of the splits can easily lead to muscle strain and vaginal tearing.

1. The advantages and disadvantages of practicing splits

Benefits: Splits are a flexibility training exercise that not only exercises ligaments, but proper splits practice is also beneficial for the growth of adolescent boys.

Disadvantages: There are many things to pay attention to in this sport. If you don’t pay attention to the method, it is easy to strain the ligament; serious strain may even affect height development.

2. Things to note when practicing the splits

2.1. You must warm up before stretching; for example, you can use jogging to increase your body temperature and put your muscles and tendons in a state of readiness. This will improve the effectiveness of stretching and reduce the chance of injury from improper stretching.

2.2. Do not hold your breathing while stretching; you should breathe slowly and deeply. Holding your breath and concentrating will increase your negative oxygen debt, make your movements uncoordinated, and increase the chance of injury from stretching.

2.3. The stretching movements should be slow and gentle, and never press hard or suddenly. The purpose of stretching is to utilize the elasticity and extension of muscle tendons to stimulate the nerve messages of muscle spindle nerves and tendon receptor bodies, thereby gradually increasing the potential and tolerance for stretching. No matter whether it is rhythmic or fixed (continuous for more than 30 seconds), as long as it is gentle, it will be effective. The most taboo is to avoid violently pressing the muscles that cannot be stretched or pressed normally in order to achieve quick results, or to ask others to apply external force to help; as long as the force is used improperly, it will cause harm.

3. How to practice the splits

3.1. Sit on the ground with your legs straight and feet crossed. Move your body forward and hold the soles of your feet with your hands, finally making your body and legs fit together seamlessly. If you don't feel pain at that time. That's half the battle. This is mainly to practice the opening of the leg ligaments.

3.2. Sit on the ground, cross one leg in front of you, and stretch the other leg backward with the knee pointing down. Keep your upper body upright and your hips straight. Then bend your body backward and "lie back". Mainly exercises the flexibility of the hind legs.

3.3. It is better to do the vertical splits directly. It doesn’t matter if you can’t do it. You can ask someone to help you, hold your waist, and slowly push yourself down. Or you can push yourself down as long as your hands can touch the floor. In short, practicing basic skills requires a lot of hard work. But as long as you have perseverance. No problem. Some of my students are practicing at the age of 13. Pay attention to the safety of the exercise and don't hurt yourself.