How can you improve on doing a split?

I usually just try to move my legs as far as possible then i leave it like that for an hour or more. It hurts a lot and mostly around the inner thighs and knees..is that what your suppose to do? Any other advice?
Answer:
stretch, stretch, stretch......warm up, warm up, warm up.practice, practice, practice.every other day, try to go further than the day before. You'll get it eventually, but DO NOT RUSH IT.you'll stretch your skin, and have a really nasty groin stretch mark, about 4 inches long and an inch wide.(don't ask me how I know.)

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i would do the same thing. also try the butterfly stretch with both legs in close to your body and feet touching. this stretches the inner thighs.:]]

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Practice every single day, but an hour is too much. You should stretch for 5-10 minutes and them try a few kicks of each leg. Then stretch in your splits again for about 5 minutes and turn to the right and left for 2 minutes each. Good luck!

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The best way to improve flexibility is with a stretching technique called PNF (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation for the technical people). To do this, stretch as far as you can and hold for 10-15 secs. Then squeeze muscles (like trying to 'pinch' the floor) for about 5-10secs, then relax, stretch a little further and repeat. Do this about 3-4 times each session. You can do this morning and evening and each stretching session should take about 3-10 minutes, depending on how many different stretches you are doing.

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