What are the pros and cons of doing the splits?

As we all know, splits are the basic skill in practicing dance. Most people who have learned dance as a child will start practicing with the onion splits. Some people may find the splits a bit difficult. Of course, some people may find it easy because of their natural conditions. All of these should be judged according to each person's physical condition. If your body is very stiff, then doing the splits will be difficult for you. If your body is very soft, then doing the splits will be a piece of cake for you. But what are the advantages and disadvantages of doing the splits?

1. What are the benefits of splits?

(1) Improve body flexibility

If your body has good flexibility, you can better meet the requirements of any movement no matter what it is you do. By doing splits, you can enhance the stretching ability of ligaments and muscles, increase the range of motion of joints, and enhance the flexibility of the body.

(2) Skin is full of tension

The splits exercise can allow blood from the lower body, which is away from the heart, to slowly flow into the heart, helping to eliminate blood stasis. It also speeds up blood circulation. If the blood in the body can circulate well, the skin will be full of tension. Therefore, people who can do the splits not only have flexible bodies, but also have full of tone in their skin and faces.

2. Improve leg swelling

The legs are prone to swelling due to blood stasis, and splits can promote blood circulation in the legs and improve leg swelling.

(1) Exercise your sense of balance

When doing the splits, you need a strong sense of balance to maintain the splits posture. If you practice splits regularly, you can improve your body's sense of balance.

(2) Less prone to fatigue

Generally, if there is blood stasis, lactic acid will accumulate, and you will become easily fatigued. Lactic acid is related to blood flow. Splits can promote blood circulation and thus relieve fatigue.

3. What are the disadvantages of doing splits?

(1) Ligament strain is easy

If you do the splits incorrectly, it is easy to strain the ligaments in your hips. Moreover, if you have never done splits before, forcing yourself to do them can easily lead to thigh ligament sprain.

(2) Damage to joint stability

Frequent splits stretch the muscles and ligaments, which may damage the stability of the hip and knee joints. Moreover, the destructive stress on the pelvis can easily cause the pelvic structure to loosen, leading to an imbalance in the stress conduction of the bones throughout the body. The spine will be affected, leading to scoliosis, problems with the lumbar spine and cervical spine, causing chain injuries to the bone, muscle, nervous, endocrine and other systems. In addition to skeletal and muscular injuries, menstrual disorders, endocrine disorders, etc. may also occur.

(3) Causes relaxation of the pelvic floor muscles

Frequent splits may cause relaxation of the pelvic floor muscles, leading to urinary incontinence, relaxation of the female private muscles and other consequences.