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How to Do a Front Split
Yep, your hips really can bend like that—here’s how.
Recently, Pinterest has experienced a surge in wellness-related searches, especially for bedtime rituals, biohacks, and self-care, according to a new report. Another buzzy search topic: stretches. In fact, this how-to explainer demonstrating a front split has been pinned over 18,000 times.
If you’re thinking your body doesn’t bend that way, you’re not alone. “The life we lead now, nine-to-six office job, driving constantly, sofa and TV, can really take a toll on our bodies if we’re not careful,” says Kirby Koo, yoga instructor at USA Shaolin Temple in New York City. “As a result, the majority of us carry stress and tension in our hip area, which makes it difficult to do the splits, or any hip stretch for that matter.”
But with the right practice stretches, your lower half can become bendy and flexible, and doing a front split will eventually be a piece of cake.
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Koo recommends starting with gentle hip and hamstring stretches, such as pigeon pose, forward fold, and butterfly stretch, to ease your body into doing a forward split. “My number one rule would be not to become too focused on hitting the final pose,” she says. “Work step by step and listen to your body.”
Though these stretching exercises primarily work your hamstrings and hip flexors, your entire body should be engaged as you do them, Koo says. That means your spine stays straight, your shoulders and neck relaxed, and your core activated.
Stretching exercises and front splits have other benefits too. “Hip stretches can be very effective in releasing stress, anxiety, tension, so it can be very cathartic,” she adds.
Couple Stung Around 600 Times by Bees While Working in Their Yard: ‘They Overwhelmed Me’
“I tried to stop, drop and roll; I tried to do all kinds of protective things.”
A Texas couple is recovering after they were stung around 600 times by bees while working in their yard.
Vern Roberts got the brunt of the attack when he was mowing their lawn in Wallis, outside of Houston on Wednesday. He estimates that he got around 600 stings all over his body, including his ears, mouth and down his throat, from the Africanized honey bees, also known as killer bees.
“I tried to get away, but they overwhelmed me,” Roberts told KHOU in Houston. “I tried to stop, drop and roll; I tried to do all kinds of protective things, but it kept overwhelming it and basically knocking me down. I would stagger and fall and flop around.”
His wife Mary heard his screams and ran out to help, but struggled with the mass of bees. She got an additional 60 stings in the process, and the couple managed to get inside the house and call 911.
Once the paramedics arrived, they were unable to get on the property at first because of the bees. The Roberts had to walk back outside through the bees, getting stung again, to get to the ambulance.
Vern was hospitalized in intensive care for three days, and is expected to make a full recovery.
People who are under attack by a swarm of Africanized bees should run away in a straight line while covering their face, according to Pests.org, as they are slow flyers. They do not recommend hiding underwater, as the bees will wait for people to reemerge.
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