A video from Colorado of a high school cheerleader being forced into the splits and held down by her teammates has gone viral. Back in Washington State, coaches said that is definitely not the way ...

Now maybe the splits were something you had in you when you were a kid, or maybe you’ve always looked at gymnasts like another species. Either way, there’s no reason you can’t start working ...

Always wanted to do the splits, but just can't quite master it? Here's a stretch plan to learn to do the splits without injuring yourself from experts.

Work through each of these yoga poses in order; they'll progressively stretch you more and more until you're ready to do a full split. To do some of these split stretches, you'll need to be near a ...

I spent a lot of time watching YouTube tutorials, and while YouTube does have some great stretching classes, the "how to do the splits in two weeks" videos are basically useless.

You don't have to be a contortionist to do the splits! And while dropping into the position won't happen overnight, doing these two stretches regularly will improve the flexibility of your hips ...

A coach helps a young student stretch at the Beijing Sports Training Center. A coach sits on a girl's thigh during splits stretches at the Shenyang sports school in Liaoning Province.