How do I get flexible?
440706
go to the library and look for book in the health section of a guy with one leg on one chair and the other leg on another chair and he is doing a complete split..siting on one leg is a girl....\nthis shows flexibility and his strength..\nthis book is one of the best one to read..\nso please go get it\nyou may even want to buy it after you read it and practice what it tells you to do in ii\nGood Luck
261243
splits as in a gymnast...\nA lot of stretching..\nYour need to stretch your hamstrings... \nOr just get someone to push you down.
930860
stretch your legs one at a time for 30 sec holds\nthen position them differently and stretch for 30 sec\nthen put one leg in front of you bent and the other leg straight    \n    behind you, slowly move the front leg more straight and hold it\n    as long as you can tolerate it \nAslo do the split for as far down as you can go and hold it for a  \n    min, once you get it far enough, balance yourself and put your \n    arms on your front leg and push down and hold as long as you \n    can\nDo stretches before and after splits\nstretch as often as you can
363337
You don't learn to do a split. You are either that flexible or you aren't. You can become more flexible, by stretching. It took me a marking period to get my split. I was on restriction for bad grades and confined to my room. I didn't have anything to do but read and stretch. Please don't rush it, that's how groin injuries happen, which is one of the most painful things you'll ever experience. Keep stretching. Sit on the floor, with your legs spread as wide as you can. Bend over each leg, and over the middle, slowly. Also, butterfly stretches are good. Sit with your feet sole to sole and pull them back towards you as far as they will go. DON'T BOUNCE, BOUNCING CAUSES INJURIES.  Periodically try out your split and see how close you are.  Good Luck
252437
if you want flexibility you can buy a yoga kit that comes with a video and yoga mat at target if you want to lose weight start walking for 30 minutes every day and gradually increase your pace or distance or add activities as your enduarance increases, if you want to tone up start doing situps or abdominal crunches every night before you go to bed and wearing ankle and wrist weights and go walking everyday after about a month your body should be adjusting to increased activity level and you will probably have more success starting whatever new exercise routine you have decided to follow also try going to the food pyramid .gov website and input your diet it will analyze what you eat and your activity level and let you know what you have to do to make changes effectively
82145
If you aren't flexible as a kid it isn't likely you can be as an adult. You can however increase your flexibilty (to a point), but the kind you're talking about starts young..
549085
A lot of stretching.  Have you ever considered doing Yoga?  You can pick up a book on the cheap and it will help make you more flexible and stretch your muscles.
934009
I am extremely flexible almost too flexable, and yes I can bend myself into a pretzel.
14054
You need to stretch every day for about three months. Sit down with your legs apart, put your head towards each knee until it hurts, and hold it for a 30 second count, and then lean forward as long as you can for a 30 second count. Then get up and move around a bit, and do it about 2 more times. If you can do that every single day for about three months, you should see a huge improvement. Within 5 or 6 months you should be able to do full splits. Try to warm up first, but that isn't completely necessary if you do it every day, maybe after you wake up and before you got to sleep.
917134
Some people are naturally more flexible than others. Its just the reality that you may not be able to do them as well as the other girls.\n\nIf it really bothers you, enroll in gymnastics -- your trainer will help you increases flexibility and teach you the proper ways to do splits, flips, stretches and such.
1004598
It could be a combination of things.\n\nYou say you work out 4-5 times a week? Are you consistent with your exercises? If not, your muscles will tend to tighten, causing you to not be as flexible.\n\nTry to be consistent with the amount of time and exercises you are doing and gradually increase as your body gets use to it.\n\nAlso, are you getting enough sleep or have a proper diet? What about stress? These are also some things that effect performance
1135001
chill out dude I know what ya meant.  :D\n\nstart by just walking and doing some stretching exercises, then start the limbering up stuff.  do a little more every day and don't overexert yourself especially if its hot.  Don't start lifting until you have your body in better shape.
1135468
Yoga is a great way to flex up. I'm also not generally flexible, but yoga is the best solution for this.  I know from experience.
444692
In order to increase your flexibility you must stretch frequently.  (And never stretch a muscle when it is 'cold'  do a light warm-up first)  Try yoga.
680047
ur not felxible enough...stretch for 10-20 mins each day...it should help..and take ballet or jazz classes! they help too! i can do the splits!
631195
Muscle flexibility is the key to quickness. Stretch before and after workouts extensively. Also, he needs to train on speed drills, running thru tires, shuttles cones an stuff like that.
946841
be cute, be flexable.