5 Quick Tips to Master a Hand Stop

Here are five tips to help you get started! I even created a fun mini video to guide you through each step.

First, let’s talk about hand placement …

Where do my hands go? ⁇

Tip # 1

1. Spread your fingers evenly and evenly
2. When you press these hands, you want to press down with your fingertips
3. Press down through the ankles of the palm
4. Press down with your index finger and thumb

Tip # 2

1. When you place your hands on the ground, turn your shoulders outward
2. Turn your inner elbows forward

Tip # 3

1. Stretch those arms: stretch them, straighten them, straighten them !!!
2. Press the floor

And my legs? ⁇

Now we put our legs in the mix …

Tip # 4

1. Bend and really extend these toes
2. It creates very firm legs, such as sticking those legs together a lot

Finally, the hips ✨

Tip # 5

1. When you go upside down, try to really think about lifting your hips to the ceiling
2. Lift your hips up

Check out the video I created and try to follow me! (This link downloads the video to your computer)

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