Thank you so much, Ive begun your training and I love the steps, so many other videos missed out these crucial steps that take beginners like me from zero to achievement. Those middle steps are where its at, as you say you cant go from beginner to just doing the advanced. So grateful for your videos, thank you.
I recommend learning to do a head stand first. This really helped me because it was like doing a hand stand just with extra support so when I felt confident enough I could do it.
As someone who has a breakdance background 1 learning how to fall 2 get used to being disorientated 3 hand stand falling time 4 there will be one time u stick the hand stand and its all up from there 🎉 nice video keep up the good work
I like your progression steps bc when I first tried to do a handstand, I hurt my shoulder bc I didn’t have enough upper body strength to put all my weight on my hands/arms. No one talks about this before undertaking all that weight onto the upper body. Thank you for being so sensible!!!! 🙏🙏🙏
The handstand program link in your description may need to be updated. It's currently giving me a page not found error. I think the yoga/thsp link needs to be yoga/teaching/thsp instead. That's showing the right page for me.
1) Because footstand is boring 2) Because we might visit Australia one day 3) Because we want to be able to get into a handstand when somebody annoys us, and tell him to "talk to my ass."
I found that learning how to "fall" helped me a lot. Rather than do a cartwheel where I would often turn into it too quickly, I needed to find a way to bail if both my feet went too far. I learned to bend my arms and slowly somersault roll out. It makes the whole thing feel so much safer. I recommend it!
Thanks for that idea! I wondered about that b/c the fear was related to falling on my HEAD but the practice cartwheels didn't really threaten the head. I think I'm gonna work on it in secret and show my kids when I am ready. I'm 59. They're amazed I can do pushups.
Yeahh I was learning handstands and I didn’t learn how to fall and one time I was starting to tip over and I fell straight on my shoulder. That was several months ago and it still hurts today.
This was actually more helpful than I expected. I feel like every other "learn to do handstand"-tutorials all start with "to do a handstand, you have to first do a handstand" and frankly I'm too much of a wimp for that. These exercises were actually really helpful even for those of us that are too afraid to go upside down yet so I very much appreciate it. Will be trying this out!
@@grainiac7824 ikr, I've always been flexible and always up to teach me things. I taught myself, cartwheel, handstand, back and front walkover, handsprings, and ariel. But I never thought ppl could be scared just to go upside dpwn
I learned Judo as a child and we were taught how to fall before anything else. I’m 63 now but that lesson has served me well all these years later. Thank you for your tips and exercises. My 7-year-old granddaughter is determined to “hand stand,” but she needs to stay safe and exercise for strength before she can. Your lessons have given us a great start!
AGREED!!! Liv speaks to where I am on my journey! And I feel like she considers all points on the path up to her level and gives us something for each one!
Hey Liv, Thank you for this. Could you also make progression videos to increase depth and flexibility in forward fold both standing and seated and improve the lengthening of back in these postures as for beginners back curves a bit by default. Thanks once again for sharing and helping all of us. 🙏🌸❤️
Great video, thanks! You have such an easy going, relaxed way of explaining it. I am 42 years old and started teaching gymnastics 5 years ago after having not done any gymnastics for about 20 years. I do cardio, flexibiltiy and strength training, so kept my condition up, but didn't do a handstand for a long time! Because of the teaching role, I wanted to learn it again. I can stand om my hands and throw my legs in the air, but am not able to stand up straight and keep my legs in the air tight together. Will definitely try out these exercises and am glad to see they are so different. Indeed, other tutorials start with the one with your nose to the wall.... eeks!! The cartwheel routine is the same as how I teach girls how to do it, it really works and it is how I learned it myself again.
Hi! I love your videos and the explanations make it so simple to begin. The stretches are very effective and I can't wait to ry these exercise to work on my handstand! I especially like #4 for proprioception. Do you have a video to work on the splits?
How many of us are like Livinleggins’ dog, who looked up, watched her handstand, then laid it’s head back down? I think the inversion with feet on a box will be my exercise, as I suspect my shoulders are the weak point. I have good balance in headstand, so presume that some of that muscle memory would carry over. The most difficult part for me will be to practice regularly.
Very helpful video indeed! I am going to try at least 2-3 of these steps. On a separate note, it is crazy how much more attractive she is when doing a handstand. She is obviously an attractive girl, but being so strong and flexible makes her super attractive!
I am just a 10 yrs old girl and I can't even do a handstand and a cartwheel😢😢😢😢 it is so sad nothing is working for me please help me😢😢😢😢😢 I beg you tell me something that will help me get those two exercises 😢😢😢😢😢pls
Personally I know how to do a headstand with a wall (back to the wall) when I do it even I try not to my legs always hit the wall when I kick into headstand I’m terrified of trying to do it without the wall and my legs going to far therefor falling and really hurting my back Does anyone have any advice please?
I started by bringing myself into handstand position from my bed. So I would sit on my bed, lean over to put my hands on the floor, put one leg up to the wall then the other and if I needed to fall my legs would fall over into my bed. Not everyone has their bed close enough to a wall I suppose and it's probably not the safest method but its worked for me. I am one of those flexible people though and was in ballet for 5 years as a kid/teen so I think that history helped me with the fear and positioning. I was WEAK though! My arms were never my strongest body part. The game changer for me was lifting weights. I started being consistent with arms, shoulders, back, and core. I have only been lifting around a month, maybe a bit longer, but the difference it has made in my handstand game is amazing. Fyi, I am 41 years old. It's never too late to start something new! I'm going to use some of this to help me progress further. Thanks!
