How to Do the Splits for Beginner Gymnasts!

Here are step-by-step instructions on how to do a center split for your gymnastics routines. Start with the stretches, and don't get discouraged.

Split flexibility is essential for gymnasts if they want bigger jumps and leaps. But, just doing static split stretching isn’t enough to see progress and get jaw-dropping levels of flexibility to show up in skills.

Jumps, leaps, dance elements, and skills require a massive amount of power, strength, and control to get full angles and incredible lines that look effortless. To bridge the gap between what a gymnast has for passive flexibility, and what actually shows up in skills, active flexibility drills are the best.