Yesterday,for the first time in my 29 years of life on this planet, I did a split.

My partner was showing me exercises he's been doing to increase his flexibility. I'd been working on increasing my flexibility too. I've always wanted to do the split since I was a child but I never tried to learn how to do it. Last year I was in a livestream chat where one of the chatters said they had trained themselves to do the split so I got inspired and made it a goal. I even placed it on my resolutions list for this year,now I can tick that off the list. My man was so impressed,it was fun. I like doing things I've always wanted to do at the back of my mind. That's the fun of growing up, rediscovering your childhood dreams and having the courage and self-esteem to achieve them.

swirlie · 31-35 Best Comment

The female body is designed to do the splits with ease compared to the male body, which is why men can't really do the splits.

The female body has hips that are laterally displaced outward from the vertical centerline of their torso, giving their lower body a 'V' shape from the hips on down.

The male body on the other hand has it's hips closely aligned with the vertical centerline of their torso. This vertical alignment of the spine with the hips gives their body mechanical leverage for lifting heavy objects WITHOUT dislocating either of their hips in the process, which would otherwise occur if men had a displaced hipline from center like women do.

Heartlander

:) many, many years ago we had a Christmas party and friends brought their then 80 year mom. We were all impressed when we learned the mom, in her 20s, had been a Ziegfeld Follies Dancer. Our then 10 year old daughter had a small part in the city's Nutcracker and our exposure and awareness of the physical condition of dancers had been gained by watching a dozen or so rehearsals and practices, mostly centered around the professional dancers.

At some point the 80 year old mom bragged about having stayed in shape for the 50+ years after her dancing career. She then demonstrated such by wrapping her legs around her neck.

BrandNewMan · 61-69, M

Lol .. I did one spreading salt on the ice sheet on our drive last winter. My right foot hit a slick spot while the left foot was solidly planted on a rougher patch. I do not recall the experience fondly. 🤣