Journey to Splits #1

This routine focuses on really warming up the legs and opening up the hips and quads to help you get into a full split much more easily. This workout has variations of traditional yoga poses throughout. If any of them are too challenging, stick to the traditional poses. Don't ever go so far outside your comfort zone that you risk hurting yourself. There are many modifications and options for different poses included during the routine, so anyone can make this work them, and we can all do this together. You need just under 40 minutes, come try it with me...

These are the essentials for working out with me. For this workout I use a yoga strap for the overhead grip lord of the dance pose. If you can't get into a full split yet, you may want to place a yoga block under your front hamstrings for support, and I use 2 yoga blocks for supported corpse pose at the end. But you can manage just fine without them if you don't have them. You can use a belt that fastens securely in place of the yoga strap, and you can even use a rolled up towel or firm pillow in place of the yoga block when working on your split.

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​​This is the first routine in the Journey to Splits series that will be posted every Friday. After this week, the new routines in this series will be posted exclusively on my Patreon page, which launches Monday June 5, 2017. I greatly appreciate everyone that continues to follow me, and hope you will consider supporting Jickety Jacq Fitness for as little as $1 a month. I appreciate your continued support more than you will ever know. 

The first week of posts and workouts on my Patreon will be free and able to be accessed by everyone. You'll be able to see the type of content I'll be offering so that you can decide if you'd like access to more of it going forward. I'll talk more about what you can expect to see on there below. For now, let's do some splits!

​Workout Breakdown

3 sun salutations
bowing reverse prayer warrior ---> (or warrior 2, right angle, bound right angle, or triangle)
bowing hands bound warrior ---> (or warrior 2, right angle, bound right angle, or triangle)
extended lizard tail
​chair to twisted chair
hand to foot, hand to knee tree
pigeon to king pigeon
one legged frog in camel
garland
splits
legs up the wall
lying spinal twist
supported corpse

This really worked deep into my hips, making it easy to get into a split. And I can't just drop into a split without properly warming up and stretching first, so if this works for me, it can definitely work for you too. Give it a try and leave me a comment letting me know how you like it. 
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I will still be offering regular free content in addition to the premium content on my Patreon page, so even if you are unable to contribute at this time, I won't leave you in the dark! Check back here, on Instagram, and on Facebook for updates about new free content and Patreon-exclusive posts. 

The Patreon rewards I will be offering are as follows:
For $1 a month (or 3¢ a day) you will receive:
-Access to yoga pose of the week instructional video
-Access to Patron-Only polls and posts

For $3 a month (or 10¢ a day) you will receive:
- Weekly motivational video (Every Monday)
- Weekly 5 minute quick yoga stretch/poses to work on daily for the week (Every Thursday)
- Sneak peek photos and videos of upcoming workouts

For $5 a month (or 16¢ a day) you will receive:
- All previous Patreon Rewards
- Access to new, full-length Journey to Splits Yoga routine each week (Every Friday)

For $10 a month (or 32¢ a day) you will receive:
- All previous Patreon Rewards
- New HIIT workout 2 times a month (first and last Monday)
- Access to all previous workouts

For $20 a month (or 66¢ a day) you will receive:
- ​Access to all previous Patreon Rewards
- Early access to all Yoga and HIIT workout videos
- Your name in credits of workout videos (after being patron for 3+ months)

So anyone that pledges $5 or more gets access to full-length yoga routines and workouts. I will still offer free workouts and articles as well, but on a semi less regular basis, as this is a lot of workouts and content to develop, film, and edit myself. I am a 1 woman operation, these things take time. But with your help, I will be able to hire people to assist me with some of the more technical aspects that trip me up and slow me down.

And after I reach 500 patrons, I will release 2 new workout videos per week instead of 1. In addition to the weekly yoga video, there will also be a new HIIT workout video each week. I'm greatly looking forward to sharing all of this new stuff with you guys. I hope you find it as awesome, helpful, and fun as I do, but I'm going to let you be the judge. Make sure to check out my Patreon page all next week starting Monday, June 5, 2017 to see what you think of everything!

Thank you so much for your support. I appreciate every single person who reads these posts, watches and tries my workouts, and takes the time to comment and like posts. I'll see you June 5 on Patreon :)