The 5 exercises you need to start your handstand journey Learning to handstand can seem like a scary goal. But it doesn’t need to be. A freestanding handstand is achievable for anyone at any level provided that these exercises are followed with patience and consistency. It is a gradual process and the big…Continue Reading
The last few months my training took a few steps back due to frustration from lack of progression, I was handstanding less and caring less about it. As handstands are my job and somehow have evolved into a passion of mine I needed to change this. I had to relive what I try to explain…Continue Reading
Hand Position Matters One of these pictures is a good hand position, the other, bad… I’ll let you work it out After a few weeks break on the “how to” front, we are back! This week I’m going to repeat what I say a million times a day and some people will be sick to…Continue Reading
HAAAAAAAA, leading with pun’s in titles is always a good start. If you didn’t scope last week’s post I ended with the cliffhanger that is, ‘What do I think while I handstand?’ This I will answer before the post is out, I promise but first I would like to talk a bit about Yoga and…Continue Reading
This week I was going to start writing up about another part of your handstands but I thought I would take it back for a bit after one of my students looked at me confused when I told them that only trying handstands for one hour a week isn’t going to be sufficient enough to achieve…Continue Reading
Wrists When we first start with handstands (or any arm balance for that matter) we are hyper loading our wrists in a position that they truly aren’t ready for. It’s true that in our handstand we should be in one long straight line but what if you are to go out of that…Continue Reading
Bananas aren’t cool In this age of technology where I find myself on Instagram a little more than I care to admit, I see on my news feed and recommended videos with the #handstands people doing amazing things but for some reason they haven’t taken the time to actually perfect their basic handstand. When…Continue Reading