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Upper Body Exercises: Handstand
Handstands are not easy! It took us tons of time to get these right to begin with. The handstand will help you with your upright posture as well as bring blood to your head and give you a tremendous sense of accomplishment.
When you do a handstand you should be using shoulders, arms and torso evenly. If you are straining too much in any one of these areas, adjust accordingly. You should not pike your back for perfect balance.
- Find a wall, tree, anything you can lean against when you’re upside down.
- Place your hands on the floor about 1 foot from the wall.
- Kick one, then the other leg up and hold the position.
- Use the wall to stabilize you until you don’t need it anymore.
- Hold for as long as you can.
- Breathe naturally.
- Come down gently.
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