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Do Split Exercises Cause Injury To The Bones?
Can being forced into the splits cause injury, my daughters dance teacher who weighs probably 180 pounds stand on the girls legs . These girls only weigh about 100-110 pounds and scream and sometimes cry . He says he is trained and is not hurting them
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Split exercises are not actually good for health and may cause harm to pelvic bones. So better to avoid vigorous split exercises especially in growing children.
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Split exercises are not actually good for health and may cause harm to pelvic bones. So better to avoid vigorous split exercises especially in growing children.
Wishing you good health.
Thanks.
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