Do a butterfly position and try to touch your nose to your toes. Hold for twenty seconds. Try a split. Hold each leg for fifteen seconds. Try child’s pose. Hold it for thirty seconds. Do neck rotations.
If you can’t do a full split, then you can do it with the side you are best at.
Once you practice this step, you can work one using your other leg.
Start leaning forward and simultaneously lift up the leg that you put to the back during your split. Ask your spotter to help you down.
Try to keep your leg straight. Your leg might automatically bend, and try to prevent that.
Ask your spotter to assist you and gradually lessen their support as you become more confident and able to do this yourself.
It’s best to use chalk, but you can also make a temporary beam with tape.
Go into your split. You should feel a light stretch. This should not be painful.
