Look for the perfect balance between stability, power and convenience.
To practice the split, look for the boundary where you feel just enough stretch and stimulation in your muscles. If you feel pain in your knees and groin, you are going too far. Listen to your body and keep breathing. You can find more tips in Sant é, but a striking book will be published in January that can help you.
The book is called Do the split in 4 weeks by the Japanese yoga teacher Eiko. In
Japan, the book is already a bestseller. According to Eiko, anyone can learn the split, young, old, flexible or stiff. She pays a lot of attention to this in her yoga classes and she decided to share her knowledge in a book. According to Eiko, the split also provides several health benefits, including less lower back pain, better circulation and a toned stomach.
Do the split in 4 weeks – Eiko, €15 via Bol.com.
Curious about the other sport goals? You will find it in the January issue of Santé from page 52.
