🤸‍♀️ Let's Get Flexy

Hi friends,

In two months I turn 30.

For my birthday party weekend I have a vision of dropping into the splits. I’ll do a little twirl, keep things casual, and then BOOM, drop into the splits.

Like this:

The inspiration came from getting into heels dancing (like this) and discovering this style of dance involves a lot of split kicks that I 100% could not do (imagine a room full of people with their legs high in the air, and then me with my leg about 2 inches off of the ground).

Here’s a photo of me trying to do the splits:

As it turns out, the splits are a skill that can be learned. And with just a bit of stretching each day for about 3 weeks, I’m happy to report that I’m now about 2 inches off of the ground.

Nearly there!

Here’s the process I followed:

• workout, then spend last 10-15 min stretching

• I did these stretches 3 days on / 1 day off:

  • 3 sets per leg:

    • 30 seconds - kneeling hip flexor stretch / lunge stretch

    • 30 seconds - half split stretch

    • 30 seconds - full splits (as far as I can go)

    • shake it out, do it again for 3 sets, then

    • repeat on the other side

the first two stretches look like this (lunge/split stretch):

To make the process as enjoyable as possible I: 1) turn on some great music, and 2) envision myself being super flexible and still dropping into the splits at 80 years old.

I never pushed myself so hard so that it hurt. I just breathed, did what I could, and kept going. My focus has been staying consistent & trusting the outcome will come.

What do you do to stay flexible? I’d love to know.

With love,
Sierra

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