How to Do a Split on Chairs

The splits are a benchmark of limberness, but doing them on chairs will demonstrate your leg strength as well as your flexibility. Many people who are flexible enough do the splits on chairs to test their own flexibility and to show off to friends and family. Before doing the splits on chairs, make sure you are limber enough to do the splits on the ground or else you may injure yourself.

Things You'll Need

  • 2 chairs
  • 1 small table (low to the ground)
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Instructions

    • 1

      Warm your leg and back muscles up by doing stretches. Stretch your groin, hamstrings, calves, quadriceps and your lower back by doing lunges, hurdler stretches, calf raisers and child's pose stretches.

    • 2

      Do the splits on the ground to warm up your groin muscles. If you are unable to do the splits on the ground, do not attempt the splits on chairs or you risk injuring your groin.

    • 3

      Place 2 chairs across from each other. The chairs should be a little less than 2 leg widths apart.

    • 4

      Place an elevated flat surface, such as a table, in between the chairs. The flat surface should be positioned so that you can use your hands to slowly lower yourself into the splits position, but the table should not be in line with the chairs so that your groin does not rest on it when you do the splits.

    • 5

      While facing the elevated flat surface, put one leg on each of the chairs and place both palms face down on the flat surface. Using your arms to control your descent, slowly lower yourself down into the splits position.