Name: Playbook - Corinne Nicewick - Handstand Tips and Tricks
Uploaded: 2022-05-02T18:48:24.246Z
Duration: 10 min
Description: Handstand Tips and Tricks

Some tips and tricks that can help you with your handstand

- place hands down shoulder width apart
- point index finger in front of you 
- practice engaging fingers to press back and forth for balance

Wrist and finger placement/engagement

- Rotate hips forward while keeping hip flexors open and legs engaged backwards
- pull chest up to the sky 
- bring arms up and look at your hands pulling shoulder blades together and extending palms away from face

Handstand Body Alignment

- work on finding your balance by kicking up and utilizing wrist engagement tips (find in tips and tricks)
- don’t allow front leg (the leg that leaves the ground last) to go too high
- lead with back leg and use it to find balance as demonstrated in video

Finding your balance

- if you are afraid of falling out of a handstand, practice stepping one hand out if the way and stepping down when going too high
- practice on both sides to build confidence

Handstand Tips and Tricks

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