Keeping your hair in good health is the number one way to achieve a "low maintenance" style. The worst hair styles are ones that look frizzy and unhealthy. It is possible to style your hair so as to hide damage and give the illusion of health, but if you require a low maintenance style, it is better to keep your hair in a shiny, healthy condition.

Split ends do not mend, they continue to split up the hair shaft and break off along the way. Test your hair by comparing the thickness of your ponytail at the ends with the thickness at the root. Hair that has experienced breakage will be thinner at the ends. The 2 things that you can do to control split ends are:
1. Prevent them-keep your hair properly conditioned
2. Stop them-cut just the ends off your hair regularly