How to get your splits? Stretch with me!

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  • čas přidán 26. 03. 2021
  • How I got my splits :) I hope these stretches help out, and I hope you have fun stretching with me! Stay tuned for more videos about rhythmic gymnastics, flexibility, and more!
    How to do a split
    Square splits video: What are square splits?
    • What are square splits?
    Additional video: Elena Shinohara Tutorial: Square Hip Splits for USA Rhythmic Gymnastics
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Komentáře • 210

  • @mydogoismylife3482
    @mydogoismylife3482 Před 2 lety +72

    I don't know why, but your stretching tutorial is actually the only one I could find, that really helps me. I'm close to my oversplits now. Thank you! your great

  • @SDisonYT
    @SDisonYT Před 3 lety +147

    You’re Mom is a boss! Apparently amazing runs in the family.

  • @elenashinohara
    @elenashinohara  Před 3 lety +273

    "You can always keep your chest up above your chest" - Elena 10:00
    good job elena ahaahahaha oops

  • @Yui-San-
    @Yui-San- Před 10 měsíci +11

    9:37 is the stretch routine with no breaks

  • @progamer36
    @progamer36 Před 3 lety +174

    This is like a chess grandmaster teaching Chess openings to a newbie

    • @ivannaceronayala113
      @ivannaceronayala113 Před 2 lety

      Holaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

    • @ceazria2499
      @ceazria2499 Před 2 lety +1

      100th like!

    • @ceazria2499
      @ceazria2499 Před 2 lety +3

      Fun fact: your comment is at the top of the whole entire comment section.

    • @progamer36
      @progamer36 Před 2 lety +2

      @@ceazria2499 thanks gor telling 😃

    • @ceazria2499
      @ceazria2499 Před 2 lety

      I'm Pro Gamer yw! It’s rlly cool that urs is at the top of the whole comment seciton

  • @eclipse_eternal8178
    @eclipse_eternal8178 Před 3 lety +23

    I've tried to do the splits 3 times before but gave up after a week, this time I've already made more progress in 4 days than I had in the whole of those 3 tries combined, thanks so much for this tutorial u are the best :)

  • @rachelplummer2668
    @rachelplummer2668 Před 3 lety +41

    My new favorite stretching routine! I’ve never seen some of these in-between moves before, and I love the focus on proper technique. Looking forward to more content!

  • @maclainehuang5809
    @maclainehuang5809 Před 3 lety +43

    Found you on TikTok! Thanks, this really helped!

  • @LyaLovesNic
    @LyaLovesNic Před 3 lety +145

    Nobody
    Me: staring at elainas stairs and medals

    • @queenie9633
      @queenie9633 Před 3 lety +4

      Now that you mentioned it I can’t stop staring

    • @yaxii7199
      @yaxii7199 Před 3 lety +3

      pov: u went back too look at her medals after seeing this comment

    • @rosey4193
      @rosey4193 Před 2 lety +1

      half of them are her moms

    • @keertidhodi415
      @keertidhodi415 Před 2 lety +1

      @@rosey4193 ya I think too

    • @keertidhodi415
      @keertidhodi415 Před 2 lety +1

      @@queenie9633 same

  • @aniya8916
    @aniya8916 Před 3 lety +15

    Her: make sure ur breathing
    Me: oh I forgot about that!

  • @itszoeyok4762
    @itszoeyok4762 Před 3 lety +58

    How do you do splits
    Me : *Flash back to one new year where me and my brother were dancing to show yourself and I stepped on a wig and slipped into a split*
    Also me : there is another way to do it

  • @jaden_timmis
    @jaden_timmis Před 3 lety +60

    Awesome video, very easy to follow along. Could you do one for the middle splits ? 👍🏻

  • @EbonkIsBorn
    @EbonkIsBorn Před 5 měsíci +1

    I can see my flexibility improving ❤️🫶thank you so much

  • @kakao4423
    @kakao4423 Před 2 lety +10

    I started to try to get my splits a year ago and I started almost at the same height as you did, but I'm still not really there yet. I can go all the way dowm with my left leg at the front but there are days when I just can't. But I won't give up, because I want them for my dance classes and I want to surprise my dance teacher when we will finally be able to dance in the studio again when the pandemic is over. Your video gave me some fresh motivation, thank you for that😊

  • @h0neycomb_bearbear109
    @h0neycomb_bearbear109 Před 3 lety +50

    Last night I did the splits but I’m trying to do it again but my legs hurt so much 😖

    • @annie128h
      @annie128h Před 3 lety +5

      yea that happened to me but i kept pushing anyways and after i did the exercises again my leg barely hurt

    • @crystal_gaming2045
      @crystal_gaming2045 Před 3 lety +4

      Same thing happened with me

    • @crystal_gaming2045
      @crystal_gaming2045 Před 2 lety +2

      @Charlotte Wang fan of beluga me too

  • @huydinh9947
    @huydinh9947 Před 3 lety +9

    I train in Taekwondo and these stretches really help with my techniques and kicks

  • @attackeverytime6082
    @attackeverytime6082 Před 3 lety +8

    I'm a 25yrold dude who does martial arts. I have no interest in gymnastics but I need flexibility to throw high kicks. I love your stretching tutorials so you get a subscriber

    • @bruhbro1181
      @bruhbro1181 Před rokem

      haha 10th gup turning 9th gup here!

  • @luanneabegglen8769
    @luanneabegglen8769 Před 7 měsíci +2

    I’m a big fan of yours, I just got my splits because of this tutorial
    ❤️Thanks 😊

  • @silvaa0_0
    @silvaa0_0 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I’ve had multiple stretching vids, and I was doing them all. But since I trust u a lot, I’m gonna only do your stretching, cause when I already stretched I got my splits deeper, but the other vids didn’t really make a change. I and we love u a lot, thank u! ❤

  • @arantzazu9875
    @arantzazu9875 Před 3 lety +19

    The only thing I hear when I was stretching was cracking my bones were cracking a lot and I didn’t like it

    • @Eliseify_Roblox
      @Eliseify_Roblox Před 2 lety

      Same that happened to me but when I was doing back walkovers

  • @youngstrawberry8618
    @youngstrawberry8618 Před 3 lety +2

    Thanks, Elena 😃
    This video has been a great help!

  • @Hello-zh1wm
    @Hello-zh1wm Před 2 lety +6

    Thank you
    This actually really helpful and I feel S
    a lot more stretched and I almost got my splits but I still need more practicing.
    Thanks 😊

  • @ladyinblack337
    @ladyinblack337 Před 3 lety +22

    Thank you so much for this routine! I'm really close to my splits for months now but coundn't do the last bit. I did this just once and improved so much! I feel like I finally stretched out the right part of my legs haha.
    It's also really hard for me to hold stretches longer than ten seconds but with you talking in the background it was so much easier 😊

    • @xyzyzx1253
      @xyzyzx1253 Před 2 lety +7

      Make sure you’re breathing slowly, five seconds in 5 seconds out, 6 breaths a minute, you’ll find your endurance goes way up, and make sure your core is doing most of the work for any stretch

  • @cecilie506
    @cecilie506 Před 2 lety +3

    Hi Elena im going to start my 4th year of Rhythmic gymnastics in Denmark i love watching you, you inspire me so much ❤️❤️

  • @EbonkIsBorn
    @EbonkIsBorn Před 5 měsíci +1

    This really works!!!❤
    My flexibility has been imrpoving, i can even have my arms up on the lunge poses without losing my balance now😊

  • @haileydoesfidgettoys1398

    I love her gymnastics

  • @elisasoares7458
    @elisasoares7458 Před 2 lety +3

    I've been stretching for a really long time (probably years?) and I couldn't do a proper split, the square splits always hurted a lot, only now I'm starting to feel less pain on my splits cuz only now I started doing the stretches in the correct way :) but I'm happy that I'm doing them right now, soo tysm Elena

  • @linghwalien7939
    @linghwalien7939 Před 2 lety +2

    thanks a lot Elena... this helped me...

  • @wavymatahana
    @wavymatahana Před 3 lety +3

    Watching from Kenya. You are an inspiration

  • @sporecon
    @sporecon Před 2 lety +1

    as someone into body builing primarily, this is soo impressing/inspiring..

  • @yanglily6050
    @yanglily6050 Před 2 lety +1

    this was really helpful, so thank you so much!!!

  • @Crazy_chingu
    @Crazy_chingu Před 2 lety +4

    Seariusly😱...... While doing it 2 weeks it workss first time it pains but after is amazing

  • @JurisPenaflor
    @JurisPenaflor Před 3 lety +6

    I might not need this ever but i want to learn how to split XD but you are really amazing Elena 💖

  • @jiminibabotaehyungsaranghe1167

    I do the stretching with you the 5th day already and I really enjoy it!

  • @Mariam23622
    @Mariam23622 Před 2 lety +1

    i love how you put your medals on the stairs so then when you walk along you can see your achievements

  • @sascha9439
    @sascha9439 Před 2 lety +1

    ive been doing my splits wrong for years...i found out just a couple of days ago and now im trying to square my splits...thank u

  • @drawingangel9443
    @drawingangel9443 Před 2 lety +2

    It really surprise me cause Elena’s mum is soooo flexible

  • @ALEX-yu8zv
    @ALEX-yu8zv Před 3 lety +15

    Imagine your coach letting you do twisted splits ;-;
    Can't relate

  • @romainvicta3076
    @romainvicta3076 Před 3 lety +2

    Beautiful describes you perfectly

  • @diandoran3816
    @diandoran3816 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you 😊

  • @muratbulat7691
    @muratbulat7691 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Thank you! I could manage to do a standing split with this tutorial!

  • @jacksonpark4246
    @jacksonpark4246 Před 2 lety +1

    wait you're a great teacher.. I felt like somebody cared through a damn comp screen LOL

  • @jonathansoh9440
    @jonathansoh9440 Před 3 lety

    Thanks for the tip I am a great gymnast

  • @dragonleg8700
    @dragonleg8700 Před 3 lety +9

    Thanks for helping me out 😊 couldn't last long

  • @Waynezeal
    @Waynezeal Před 2 lety +1

    Hi there thanx one again so very helpful....Stay blessed.

  • @everchen66
    @everchen66 Před 3 lety +8

    Omg I almost died from the pain T-T

    • @jas2994
      @jas2994 Před 2 lety +2

      nooo stretching should never hurt that means you’re stretching your muscles too much and it won’t be good

  • @oreo9468
    @oreo9468 Před 4 měsíci +2

    just got my splits today because of you! i tried Anna mcnulty stretches but i didn’t feel them i may did them wrong but ill try her next tysm!

  • @valentinavella7496
    @valentinavella7496 Před dnem

    ❤❤❤ I love you vids

  • @words5numbers908
    @words5numbers908 Před 3 lety

    This came up in my recommended and I was like sure but now ima try and learn to do this

  • @randomidiot6839
    @randomidiot6839 Před 2 lety +2

    When I was young I could do any kind of split and now I'm getting closer to being able to do those again

  • @danica4286
    @danica4286 Před 3 lety +12

    *when you know how to do the splits but your still doing these exercises for the other leg*

  • @CyndyTangerineyyyy
    @CyndyTangerineyyyy Před 3 lety +5

    Oooh, I need this. Saved to my "watch later". ☺️

  • @simplyxcupcake-quitforever2416

    OMG IT WORKED

  • @helgabrito8794
    @helgabrito8794 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you for this video, can you pleeeaaase make a video on how to warm up before stretching to get the splits?

  • @Lowrythedog
    @Lowrythedog Před rokem

    Omg thank you❤😂

  • @twinsheredia9659
    @twinsheredia9659 Před 2 lety

    That's very cool 😎

  • @ItsNad123
    @ItsNad123 Před rokem

    Thank you soo much Elena, my splits are closer to the floor then ever

  • @mayamontavlozarate3396

    Thank you I was able to go down to the silpt

  • @kianithemermaid
    @kianithemermaid Před 2 lety +2

    Thank you so much for a great tutorial. I know these are the proper techniques as my coach has us do these same things so I know them but it helps to have someone saying them so I can stretch extra at home to get my over splits square. Could you please do an over middle splits tutorial or a video addressing what you eat in a day as a rhythmic gymnast? I do artistic but have tried rhythmic and really appreciate the difficulty. Which apparatus is your favorite? I enjoyed the clubs and ribbon. Also did you compete much with rope/could you show a video of that? Thanks so much

  • @archass1497
    @archass1497 Před 3 lety

    I am a Begin ur big fan❤❤❤

  • @aielalala_kryr
    @aielalala_kryr Před 3 lety +7

    My eyes: easy 😏
    My Legs: Oh uh 🤒💀

  • @naomislps6986
    @naomislps6986 Před 3 lety +2

    I’m not all the way down but I can go down further so ty for this bc I’m in ballet and I need to know how to do the splits so this was very helpful! But my legs are a little sore

  • @divyajoshi6670
    @divyajoshi6670 Před 2 lety +1

    Make more video like these please. Love from India

  • @Eli-t1d
    @Eli-t1d Před rokem

    Elena today is my first rhytmics gymnastics
    Btw i got inspired by you

  • @kaelanichauhan4500
    @kaelanichauhan4500 Před 3 lety +3

    I watch you everywhere on my iPad.

  • @gosubtomynewchannelitscall6461

    underrated

  • @dulcer9992
    @dulcer9992 Před 3 lety

    Thanks ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️

  • @LUVXSENNA
    @LUVXSENNA Před 3 lety

    Yay!!!

  • @jigeumbuteo
    @jigeumbuteo Před 3 lety +3

    what am i doing here i already have my oversplits HAHA but you're so cool, would love to get as flexible as you one day!

  • @lydiaann9284
    @lydiaann9284 Před 3 lety +12

    Im gonna start doing this every day to see how i improve
    But im like 2 inches off of the ground
    IM SO CLOSE
    Edit: I THINK I GOT IT!!!
    Edit 2: I HAVE IT DOWN I CAN DO IT NOW!!!

  • @heatherfalcone7339
    @heatherfalcone7339 Před 3 lety

    OMG!! I love you tiktok i know you had yt too!!!

  • @Lacrazynina
    @Lacrazynina Před 3 lety +2

    Good thing I am a gymnastics 🤸‍♂️

  • @sumiahedits3834
    @sumiahedits3834 Před 3 lety +2

    Wow look at those medals

  • @gaj30
    @gaj30 Před 3 lety +4

    omg this is my first time using this video and i already got the lowest i ever got in my splits 🥳

  • @timothycavazos1419
    @timothycavazos1419 Před 2 lety

    My legs were sore and I tried this and my legs feel better

  • @Hihiello
    @Hihiello Před 2 lety

    Omg you got 100 medals

  • @fa_ri_ddd
    @fa_ri_ddd Před 2 lety +1

    Nice

  • @xocrazy_gacha_kitty3611

    Do moreee

  • @sakura-xw8id
    @sakura-xw8id Před 3 lety

    I am a kid and I you big fans🙂

  • @moonwabbitakathebestcookie

    I watch these even though I can do over splits anyways

  • @brighterhorizon1570
    @brighterhorizon1570 Před 2 lety +2

    her: does a lot of leg stretches
    me: *oversplit ten minutes yay*

  • @Eliseify_Roblox
    @Eliseify_Roblox Před 2 lety +1

    Everyone else:watching the video
    Me: staring at her medals 👁 👄 👁

  • @36yuktasingh9
    @36yuktasingh9 Před 3 lety

    I Can't do this but she is pro

  • @A.R.M.Y.1306
    @A.R.M.Y.1306 Před 2 lety +2

    What should I do if I cannot do the first exercise?

  • @anastasiiasland
    @anastasiiasland Před 10 měsíci

    Can we just talk about all her medals in the background?

  • @marieandersson2041
    @marieandersson2041 Před 8 měsíci

    How much should you do in a week, everyday or les

  • @martydworkis12345
    @martydworkis12345 Před 3 lety +6

    Do you happen to know how to do pump turns and fouettés?

    • @lilajade678
      @lilajade678 Před 3 lety +2

      Dance with miss auti has made a video about fouettés

  • @nadashraify2387
    @nadashraify2387 Před 2 lety

    اجمل شيء بالعالم

  • @KlingonCaptain
    @KlingonCaptain Před 3 lety +4

    I wish that I was even one tenth as flexible as you. I've always been the very opposite of flexible. 😢

  • @sabaayman9846
    @sabaayman9846 Před 3 lety +52

    You have a beautiful side profile🥺💜

  • @YoursTruly921
    @YoursTruly921 Před 3 lety

    Nobody
    Me in a bunk bed bonking my head:ouch

  • @savage-lc4jf
    @savage-lc4jf Před 2 lety +2

    Me watching sounds easy
    Me after trying sweated whole river

  • @sabdowidhi6365
    @sabdowidhi6365 Před 2 lety

    Everytime I wanna try it
    My back : Don't you dare

  • @Sonishan1807
    @Sonishan1807 Před rokem

    when I stretch I can’t do it like you, do I have to make my stretches look exactly like urs?

  • @Unhyulex
    @Unhyulex Před 10 měsíci

    I notice I messed up
    I’ll try again tomorrow
    But finished it
    I’ve been really close to doing the splits
    But my butt won’t touch the floor
    I’ll tell if I get my splits

  • @_luvsxmels_
    @_luvsxmels_ Před 2 lety

    I did it FIVE times

  • @candyman3207
    @candyman3207 Před 3 lety

    OMG

  • @Angel-uy7hu
    @Angel-uy7hu Před 3 lety +2

    Found u on Pinterest ☺️

  • @youngstrawberry8618
    @youngstrawberry8618 Před 2 lety +1

    Should we warm up before trying these stretching exercises?

    • @orxelaa4175
      @orxelaa4175 Před 2 lety +1

      Yes but beacuse she is really flexible and has been doing this for years then it's okay for her but if your new to stretching and you don't warm up then it could lead to injury

  • @muradolal3263
    @muradolal3263 Před 2 lety +1

    I too gym Splots for leg but it's not good