Couch to Handstand | DAY 24 - The kick up | The Art of Handbalancing

[@evaschonveld]

A scary burst of joy!! I managed it on the last one - hooray!!!!

[@NatalieReckert]

Yay!! So happy to hear that! Scary burst of joy is a wonderful way of putting it :) I hope you were able to keep up your practice since then. Best wishes, Natalie

[@redcane]

Had to stop to do a happy dance when my foot touched the wall. Honestly couldn't believe it! Thank you!🤸🏽‍♀️🎉

[@NatalieReckert]

Amazing! Keep up the good work and best wishes! Well done for making it all the way along to the crucial day 24 :)

[@angeliquesellers4620]

​@@NatalieReckert thanks, I'll do kick up for Handstand!

[@anavalentinagarcia2447]

I admit that had to do many more repetitions to finally touch the wall but it was sooooo worth it! I got so exited that I couldn't believe it! I was reeeaally sore next day thou (today) so i took a day off to let my muscles recover and will do this video again tomorrow! Thank you so much for this program!!

[@NatalieReckert]

Fantastic! Congratulations for your determination and patience :) good choice to take a day off. You are now on the road to your handstand :)

[@shikha6101]

I can't believe that I can do this. The first time my leg touched the wall was a whole different feeling. Thank you so much

[@NatalieReckert]

Wonderful! Congratulations :) You put in all the work step by step.

[@kaushikdr]

I highly recommend people to redo this day if they are having struggles with the next days! I think it helped me :) Natalie, I love your positivity! I think it would really help me if you had a benchmark for us to measure ourselves against to decide if we should move to the next day or repeat the day.

[@NatalieReckert]

Thank you for your observations. It is difficult to say cause it will be different for every person. I would say consistency is a good benchmark. If you can do something 8 out of 10 attempts, then it is consistent and I would say you can move on. It is also important that you feel confident, you should feel 80% confident before you move on. But then some people need to feel very sure and safe in order to progress and others like to take big steps and risks...

[@yoonhi9301]

That's a great idea actually. I may

[@fizakingravi]

I tried this like 15 times until finally my foot touched the wall and i cannot tell you how rewarding it felt!! I have been following your challenge everyday and it has finally brought me here and i discovered strength i never knew i had. Thank you so much Natalie! You truly are an amazing teacher.

[@NatalieReckert]

Hello and well done! Thank you for your lovely words. It was you who did all the work :) Step by step goes a long way. Best wishes

[@oldyogastudent]

I am so happy! I was actually able to touch the wall, after years of trying with no success and no understanding of what I was doing wrong or what I needed to do. Thank you, Natalie!

[@NatalieReckert]

Well done, congratulations and thank you for following the whole course. Best wishes

[@YourLoveZone]

Thank you Natalie. I am 63yrs young and i have been practicing with you since lesson 1. I have to tell you I am now able to hold my handstand for 7 seconds. Your program is fun, easy and it works!

[@NatalieReckert]

That is fantastic! Well done for putting in all the work! Thank you

[@oranaviv1]

Oh Wow. I tried this yesterday, but it seemed impossible in my mind. I repeated this lesson today and on the 4th try I heard and felt the wall. I yelled out in Joy and was so excited that I was not able to concentrate to be able to do it again. 😂😂😂 What an incredible pleasure to accomplish something I have never done before... The only inversions I have done are basically down dog. You deserve the teacher of the year award for explaining so clearly and building the program so everyone can learn - even someone 63 years old like me! 😘

[@NatalieReckert]

Hello and thank you so much for your lovely words! It made me very happy to read about your success. Thank you for the award :) I will pin it to my chest. Keep up the good work and you will become more and more confident. Best wishes

[@danielletoutoungi5230]

Brilliant! The swing and the jump really works. It makes such a difference to have everything broken down step by step. For the first time ever, it feels almost effortless to get my feet up to the wall! Great teaching, great encouragement - thanks, Natalie!

[@NatalieReckert]

Thank you for your lovely words and for sharing your experience. Well done to you!

[@jochunho]

Thank you Natalie，this is great exercise and lots of fun. I wish I could tell you how it felt to kick up the wall for the first time. I actually started following your channel when I can sometime successfully kick up the wall, but I follow all of your 30 day challenge series and try to do them everyday, I find it very helpful and now I can kick up the wall and stay for 1 minute*5times with confidence. To share with you what your brilliant way of teaching has helped me, I try the first time to kick up with my right leg, which I never tried as the drive leg, and I made it to the wall 3 times out of 5, am so happy for my right leg.😃

[@NatalieReckert]

Hello Jill, that is so amazing to read! Thank you for sharing this with me. It makes me very happy to know that my knowledge travels this far and has an impact on your practice! Best wishes! ** One minute! That is impressive!

[@christinaoregan5590]

Thank you so much for giving me the confidence and strength to get back up to a handstand. You are an amazing teacher .

[@NatalieReckert]

Hello Christina, I am very happy to read that! Thank you for your feedback! Keep up the practice, little steps every day :) Great to have you on board.

[@duyenn9452]

It was a breakthrough for me when you told me to round my back, it was helped prevent me from kicking up and only bending at the low back. Thank you!

[@NatalieReckert]

Fantastic! Happy that it helped :)

[@yoonhi9301]

Hurrayy. My foot touched the wall twice. Three times it didn't in the first set. In the second set it was almost the same. And then I did a third one of my own and this time it touched 3 times. At times I swung to left or right. But do I see a clear improvement, yessss..!! Confidence? Yess. My back is feeling so exercised and I feel it has shaped up for the better. I was scared today. I stopped the video when the time came to kick up to the wall. I thought, no, so far it was good, but this is not happening. But then started the video again and went for it. Thank you Natalie. Thank you so much. Step by step you have taken us there. Looking forward to the remaining days. :)

[@NatalieReckert]

Thank you so much :) Your words made me smile. It reminded me of a friend who used to tell me: Always jump an bit higher than you think that you can. In my words: You are much stronger than you think that you are. Well done!

[@bharathsf]

I was at first surprised then a bit scared and joyous and an overwhelming love and affection for you, because for the first time in my life (I am 34), I stood on my hands :D (even though it was for a millisecond) because of your teaching. Thank You soooooooooooo much Natalie. Much love from India

[@NatalieReckert]

That sounds fantastic! Well done! Very happy you did it.

[@leahsavoie3528]

I was so happy when I touched the wall! Can’t believe it. Thanks so much Natalie

[@NatalieReckert]

Wonderful! Well done you :)

[@zesarrt]

I figured this was where I could get stuck, and I was right! It is definitely an element of fear for me. This is my first day doing this one, but I'll try again tomorrow. If I can't do it tomorrow, I think I'll go back and restart this "week" of lessons. I've looked at previous comments and watched your video on how to do a kickup, so I will be sure to take all of that with me going forward. There's no rush. Thanks Natalie!

[@NatalieReckert]

Thank you for sharing your experience! Please do all of the above. It can sometimes be helpful too to stop for some days and then come back to it with a fresh mind!

[@rafaaraujo5832]

YAAAAAY! A burst of joy here! 🎉🎉🎉

[@NatalieReckert]

Amazing! Well done! Keep up the practice and try to repeat your success :))

[@JustVibingFullStop]

Hi Natalie! I was actually really scared of the thought of kicking up and touching the wall but I trusted your method. It was an amazing feeling when I finally dared to swing and kick so hard that I hit the wall! When I first succeeded I had a lot of momentum so I kicked the wall with a loud thump. The feeling now, afterwards, is truly amazing! Today, my fear of the hand-stand has diminished sooo much! Thank you for that Natalie! Greetings from Sweden! 🙏

[@NatalieReckert]

Hello Fia, thank you for your lovely feedback! I am very happy to hear how it went with this exercise and also that you are less scared. It is one of the things I was hoping this course to achieve. Best wishes and waving to you from London

[@laimuliux]

This lesson was so fun. I did it twice today. First time I could not touch the wall, but I filmed myself and saw that I am almost there. 15 minutes latter I repeated the lesson. And after you said to give 2x more energy, I touched the wall all five times. Sudenly it became easy :D. I feel so satisfied. It feels like I went on a rolecoster ride. I got filled with excitment rush and adrenaline. I have hope that one day I can do a handstand :D.... I think I will be really sore tomorrow though :D

[@NatalieReckert]

Wonderful! Well done. Very happy that you made it! Keep up the good work. You have much more strength than you think that you have!

[@Sprout_ASMR]

That slap of the foot on the wall was a true shock! Thanks Natalie!

[@NatalieReckert]

Yaaay! Well done!

[@3rddaycompounds]

guyssss!!! i am screaming!!! i kicked up the wall today a few times!!! this is the best day of 2020!!!! thank you so much!!!! follow her from day 1 to 30 and you will see so much progress!!!

[@NatalieReckert]

Fantastic! Very happy that you made it! Well done for trying again. Happy new year

[@3rddaycompounds]

@@NatalieReckert happy new year to you Natalie! 🎆💕🙏🏽

[@shesgotwings]

Total milestone today! My foot touched the wall! This has been my nemesis. This is the first time I did this in my LIFE! Not even as a little girl! THANK YOU,

[@NatalieReckert]

Thank you for your IG story and thanks for sharing your success :) Step by step walks the heroine, Best wishes

[@elenikamou]

Unbelievable! The progress is amazing! Thank you Natalie 😊

[@NatalieReckert]

Well done for coming all the way until day 24!

[@EdHohlbein]

Yay! I did it. Felt amazing. You're the best Natalie! :)

[@NatalieReckert]

Thank you!

[@jakeleak]

Thank you Natalie, this was a milestone!

[@NatalieReckert]

Wonderful! Thank you

[@aparnaa905]

Hi Natalie! I'm sooo thrilled to have touched the wall..All thanks to you breaking down the technique into small and easy parts.. So I did this kick up 3 days back and I could touch the wall 3 times on 10 attempts!!!( Grinning!! My smile runs from ear to ear)But I had to take an off for 2 days now cos I seemed to have sttained some nerve in my hamstring-ish area which runs into my ass and I'm unable to walk or sit 😂.. so much for being over excited.. May be u can take this also as a case study and give some cooling down stretch ideas so that I don't encounter this again!! Stay safe!! Thanks for everything sweetheart!!

[@NatalieReckert]

Hello, fabulous that you have touched the wall! I am so sorry to hear that you have pulled a muscle, it is probably because of the vigorous kick up! Rest your leg and once you can start again do dynamic leg swings to warm up. Hope you heal soon, Bestw wishes

[@jonellenel7871]

I am 48 and yoi taught me to balance in a handstand. Thank you for sharing your knowledge

[@NatalieReckert]

Yay! Thank you so much for following my work and well done for making it all the way until day 24! All the best

[@saraschneider7224]

This was great today! It worked and it felt like my body knew what it was doing. (I've kicked up into handstands when I was a kid, but haven't done this in a while...) Now I'm all motivated for the next few days! Thanks so much for such an uplifting feeling during a pandemic!

[@NatalieReckert]

Hallo Sara, that sounds great! Kepp up the good work!

[@gracadelima4254]

It touched!!! Didn't expect i would, honestly!! Surprise and joy!!! Actually clapped my hands yey!! Tks!

[@NatalieReckert]

Well done!!! Yay! Now try to repeat it!

[@Jaynext2]

Milestone! Milestone!!! So happy & proud 😃 Thanks a lot Natalie 🙏

[@NatalieReckert]

Well done for putting in all the work! Best wishes :)

[@panja300-0]

Sweating like anything but I should write this. I feel awesome. Although my leg got a little bent, it touched the wall 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 lots of hugs ❤️❤️❤️ thank you, thank you, thank you .......

[@NatalieReckert]

Fantastic! Well done. You did all the work :)

[@Tumasia]

Hey, Natalie! Thank you for this great episode! I liked it so much, I did it two days in a row)) Really, in my first go, I could only touch the wall a couple of times for the whole video, and I was shocked by how heavy I was. The second day I could already kick myself up there maybe once in every 4-5 swings (I did a lot more tries than you prescribed). Sometimes it is a real struggle, but other times I float up effortlessly as if it's natural for my body. Guess my body is trying to figure out a whole lot of new stuff in alignment and muscle memory and it can't be done momentarily.

[@NatalieReckert]

Hello and thank you for sharing your experience. Trial and error are important parts of learning a handstand, great that you have so much determination! Rounding your back in the kick up will help. Your movements will become more consistent over time. Keep up the good work and best wishes

[@oluwanifesimiakinwale4132]

Thank you so much Natalie

[@anetastaciwa7559]

I did it! :) First time ever on my own! Thank you so much! :)

[@NatalieReckert]

Well done, be proud of yourslef please :)

[@someguy2249]

I bought a subscription to your Vimeo and I have been doing this challenge, although not every day, and I have been seeing a lot of progress! I went from an under 5 second handstand to a 40 second hold in less than 2 months, and I attribute that to using the tips you give in this video series. Thank you! I hope at some point to get some 1 on 1 coaching to learn more details.

[@NatalieReckert]

Thank you for your lovely feedback! Happy to hear that you have progressed so much! Well done for working hard. Best wishes

[@someguy2249]

@@NatalieReckert I have realized that when I get to about 30 seconds, I feel light-headed, and this makes it nearly impossible to hold the handstand for more than 40 seconds. Will I just get used to that with practice, or is there something I can do to alleviate it? Also, do you offer 1 on 1 coaching, and is it better if I find someone local to do coaching in person as opposed to online coaching?

[@LisaSteffan]

Thanks for breaking down the swing and jump, I've always found it difficult to stop my hips from moving around, so I can work on it from the very beginning, just the hand placement and then the other steps. Thanks!

[@NatalieReckert]

:) Happy to hear that! Best wishes

[@aksheetamahapatra9081]

Hi Natalie!! Great day today. It was so much fun. Looking forward to it. Today I was not able to touch the wall. Pretty sure the day will come soon.

[@NatalieReckert]

Try again. Round your back as much as possible and jump and swing the leg as much as you can! You can do it! Best wishes

[@M.きみ]

I touched the wall‼️,even though it is not beautiful yet. Thank you, Natalie❤️

[@NatalieReckert]

Fantastic! Well done. Beauty is overestimated ;) Main thing you did it.

[@MattC342]

Thank you! The first time I kicked the wall so hard, I think I woke up the rest of the house :) . But it is so confidence boosting to have learned how to touch the wall.

[@NatalieReckert]

Haha! But that's great! It means you have a lot of momentum! Thank you for following and let me know how it goes. Best wishes

[@beyondhumas5668]

Wow I actually did it Thank you so much for this I feel great now😌💙

[@NatalieReckert]

Well done! You did it yourself :) Best wishes

[@ritupande1420]

Managed to finally touch the kicking leg and the jumping leg both on the wall, but fell back immediately. Maybe because the legs are not entirely straight.I think I need to practice more so that my legs are not bent. Your advice of trying to touch the ceiling instead of thinking of hitting the wall really helped. Have to practice much more to straighten legs and hold for some time

[@NatalieReckert]

Hello Ritu, congratulations! You probably fall back because you are arching your back a lot and your stomach is pulling you back. Try to round your back more and push into the floor. Also work on shoulder flexibility and core strength. Over time you will get much stronger than you ever thought you would and you will look back at the early days of your practice wondering what was so hard about it 🙂 Best wishes

[@ritupande1420]

@@NatalieReckert Most likely you are correct. Since I practice alone, its difficult for me to see for myself what is happening. The problem is most likely core strength since my shoulder seems to be quite flexible. I will work for a few weeks on core and shoulder both. Will see how it goes. Thanks for your videos. They are really helpful

[@suenolan3689]

hi natalie. I love your videos . my back leg always seems to be bent. I cant seem to straighten it. not tipping the wall yet either. any ideas on the bent back leg?

[@NatalieReckert]

Hi, my guess from a distance is that you are not rounding your back enough and that you are not jumping strongly enough. Set yourself sideways to a mirror or camera, hands on the floor, shoulders above wrists, back rounded, leg behind you. Look at the leg, check if it's straight, memorise that feeling and swing and jump. Hope this helps, best wishes

[@Juzztop22]

Didn't touched the wall cuz I'm a bit coward and don't put my hands close enough to the wall. But filmed myself and my shoulders are above wrists same as the foot proped up. Hips not fully stacked but I guess is because didn't jump enough. Gotta repeat this class tomorrow to get more familiar with the kickup. So stoked to feel that second of suspension!

[@NatalieReckert]

round your back as much as you can as sson as your hands touch the floor, that way your hips will go up too. This may be useful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZjGg2Bsra-pd9k

[@h2olog]

Thanks for telling us to try both ways. Taking a step into the handstand was physically easier, but I had to stop the video because the repetitions made me nauseous! By starting with hands planted, I could begin the move already looking down and back so the room didn't spin as much. As you predicted, starting with hands planted required a more forceful swing-and-jump, but I was able to practice repetitively without feeling sick. Starting with hands planted also seemed to make it harder to control the strength of the swing-and-jump. I sometimes hit the wall really hard with my heel. Conversely, at one point I caught myself bending my top knee at the top of the swing, trying to "cheat" by reaching back for the wall with my top foot. It seems that controlling the intensity will be the next challenge.

[@NatalieReckert]

Thank you for sharing your experience and your detailed observations. I am happy to hear having the hands planted on the floor worked for you. Well done for trusting your own judgement! Best wishes

[@davebroido8633]

Woohoo! Great Session!

[@qihanjin2122]

I call this swing & jump exercise "combating my lifetime gravity"! I notice Natalie your swing leg is parallel to the wall before it touches the wall. I can't straighten my swing leg at all at the moment. Not sure what is causing a bent leg. Is it because I don't have enough hip flexibility? Need to practice a lot more... Thank you Natalie for the fun classes and a bit of challenge every day.

[@NatalieReckert]

Hello Qihan :) Flexibility can be a reason why you can't bend the leg, or your body does not have full awareness yet of where your leg is. Try lifting your leg as high as you can without jumping. Then push it really straight. Memorise that feeling as if you clicked copy and then try to paste it into the movement and apply it in the handstand.

[@jennyrubio1644]

Hey Natalie! I really enjoy your 30-Day challenge videos and it's been really cool to see all the progress I've made since I started. However, I've been working on Day 24 with the kick up for more than two weeks now and I can't seem to get my foot to touch the wall yet 😓. The first time I tried it, I was able to get my foot about a 5 inch distance from the wall, but I never even got that far afterwards. I feel like I've reached a plateau for some reason and although I've filmed myself and tried to see why I haven't been able to bring my foot to touch the wall, I can't seem to figure it out even after adjusting some form issues I noticed. I'm not sure if it's leg strength for a stronger swing and jump (no matter how hard I try the leg swing doesn't go as high as I'd like), if it might be arm and shoulder strength or maybe even core. I don't know could recommend some additional exercises or if maybe even going back to some of the previous day's practices for a while would help. Thanks!

[@NatalieReckert]

Thank you, it sounds like you have been working very hard! Here are a few things to do and watch out for: Are you using the full pint of your toe to oush off? Are you bending the leg enough? Does your siwnging leg swing down almost touching the floor and then up as hard as possible? Are you rounding your back as much as possible? These are a few things you can try. Try also systematically keep working on the swing and jump exercise and one day it will come! Don't give up. It can take time but you will eventually get there. Best wishes

[@jennyrubio1644]

@@NatalieReckert Alright! I'll keep on practicing and focusing a bit more on the form and the leg swinging exercises as well. Thanks Natalie!

[@adriantorres2747]

Was wonderful touch the wall!!! 😁😁😁

[@NatalieReckert]

Yes! Amazing!

[@ennemuk]

Phew I think I'll be on this episode for a little while. As a kid I was ruthlessly bullied by my PE teacher for not being able to do handstands (great didactics) so the swing up is a mental block more than anything. I'll be back here tomorrow 😊

[@ennemuk]

I was totally ready to be stuck on this episode for a week or so, but at the second try I already made it?? Thank you for finally beating that nagging inner voice with me Natalie 😍

[@NatalieReckert]

Yayayay! Well done! I can tell you I was very unfit in PE class and terrified during every ball game because I was the smallest person in the class. Well done you for getting the kick up. Now stick with it and try to repeat it :)

[@ennemuk]

@@NatalieReckert oh I will, this is so exciting 😃😃

[@dhdantunes]

OMG I was very scared but I did it!!! Thanks Natalie!

[@NatalieReckert]

Yay! Fantastic! Well done!

[@loue496]

Day 24 👌🏻 I was able to float to the wall once. Beginners luck

[@hildiwildi7780]

Hey Natalie, thanks so much for sharing your expertise with us! I really enjoy your ways of teaching! I have a question regarding the turnout of my legs. When I kick up, I tend to turn out my swinging leg (when I do the splits, my hips are quite ‘open’ and not square). Would you recommend trying to lift the leg 'in parallel’, so that they arrive in the same rotation when I am in the handstand? That would decrease my flexibility which then makes it a little bit harder for me to find balance once I am up, as I have to use more momentum from the swing that way... Because I can somehow do a handstand, but can’t hold it very consistently, I was thinking where I could maybe improve my technique (starting the 30 day challenge has helped already! ) and whether that’s a point that I could tackle!

[@NatalieReckert]

Hello and thank you for our question. I can see what you mean. I would recommend keeping the leg fairly square. I think if it turns out a lot, yoyu need to then correct a lot of stuff once you are up and that makes it harder to balance. Havea good look at why your kick ups lack momentum, maybe you are not swinging the leg up and down enough, or you ould jump more, or yoyur shoulders can be above the wrists more. Film yourself and try to see what is happening. Cause ultimately like you say you want to be able not just to get up there but hold as well. And for that a clean kick up is very beneficial. Best wishes

[@hildiwildi7780]

@@NatalieReckert Thank you, I’ll try that then! :)

[@turtlemiss9819]

I actually videorecorded myself trying this and my jaw literally dropped when my foot touched the wall for the first time ever in my life 🤩

[@NatalieReckert]

Fabulous! Congratulations!

[@turtlemiss9819]

@@NatalieReckert aaaand 3 weeks later I achieved the first ever handstand in my life! Thank you so much for your awesome videos!

[@anthonycraig274]

My swing jump ended with 5 to 10 seconds handstands without touching the wall. Actually my feet touch the wall once in 20 kick ups. I am very happy. I still need to build my shoulder strength.

[@nicoleschmeling5151]

Hi Natalie, i love your videos, and i definitely grow stronger. Question: i have done Day 24 yesterday evening, couldn‘t quite touch the wall but i‘m confident it will come soon. During the night i woke up with intense ache in my left shoulder i could hardly sleep. Now the pain is still there, every move hurts. Do you know what i did wrong? Thanks, Nicole

[@NatalieReckert]

Hello Nicole, I am sorry to hear that. I do not know what may have happened there and I am not qualified to give you medical advice. Please call a doctor and describe the sypmtoms to them. I hope it gets better. Let me know, Best wishes

[@natashaairani1420]

Hello Natalie, Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I can jump to the wall with one leg easily, but without the wall it's difficult. Please suggest how to maintain my balance without the wall support.

[@NatalieReckert]

Hiya, doing a handstand without the wall is quite a lot harder than with the wall. Try to build endurance with the wall first. Have a look at this video too about how to kick up into a handstand: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZjGg2Bsra-pd9k And for more details and more intensive trianing I also have this 7 week course on Vimeo: vimeo.com/ondemand/handbalancing Best wishes

[@natashaairani1420]

@@NatalieReckert Thank you.❤️🙂

[@lp5644]

Great instruction. I tried but never made it to the wall. I need to practice a lot more.

[@lp5644]

I'm still practicing. I touched the wall with my swinging leg but it's not correct because my leg is bent. My foot is not straight up to the ceiling. It's fun to practice; I have more work to do :-) Thank you for your videos.

[@NatalieReckert]

@@lp5644 Hello, good job for noticing what you need to do for a correct position! Take time to practice the bits that you find difficult and repeat some of the classes for a few days until you feel more confident. Take it step by step, it is a good start to touch with a bent leg! Focus on jumping more (bend the jumping leg more and push ot straight more) and on really driving the leg up. All the best for your practice.

[@garfsimmons8850]

Another great video 💪🏻

[@NatalieReckert]

Thank you!

[@MrRachelplatin]

I wish you could demonstrait the lessons with a student who is new.to handstand.

[@lenalena2151]

Ohh, I have to repeat this day, I touched the wall only once, not 10 times 😬 but this was such an exciting feeling 🤩

[@NatalieReckert]

That's it. It will become more consistent. Big jump, big swing of the leg. Make sure shoulders are above the wrists and push down into the floor.

[@tintinhlamary2219]

Thank you. Natalie I follow you almost 24 days, my legs still can not find the wall. Please advices

[@NatalieReckert]

Hello and great to have you on board! Number 24 seems to be a common episode to get stuck on, if you read below you may find you are not the only one. Try to do the episodes before this for a few days more, then try again. Please also have a look at this video and try to apply what it says about the kick up.kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZjGg2Bsra-pd9k You either need to jump more, or round your back more,tgats my guess. Be patient and persistent. Everyone progresses at their own speed. Best wishes

[@ritubisht2974]

I was able to do halfway handstand and all the exercises until now. But I m unable to touch the wall. In those exercises with stool I was not having pelvis exactly above hands. Please help....

[@NatalieReckert]

Round your back as much as you can when your hands touch the floor, if you are not rounding your back, it will be very hard to go up. Have a look at this video it may help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZjGg2Bsra-pd9k

[@sahai007]

Tried Lot of Times, but can't able to touch legs to wall. Wat should I do. I will try in the nxt class then

[@NatalieReckert]

Do the swing and jump exercise a few more times and make sure you round your back as much as you can when you kick up. Round the back, jump off and swing the leg as much as you can. Hope this helps

[@sahai007]

Thank you, will practice. Will reply back to you Natalie. U r a great awesome teacher

[@lindsaychang6680]

Hi Natalie, I recorded myself and saw that even when my foot touched the wall, it's because my legs are a little bent despite that I try to straighten them like you did in the video. Would that be a problem? Any advice? Thanks!

[@NatalieReckert]

I don't think it's a problem. Try to straighten it as much as possible. That's your task for the future on your way to get even better :)

[@ritupande1420]

Hi Natalie, when I try to kickup, my hands collapse. Is there some kind of test that I can use to check if I am missing strength or is it problem with the technique? I can do wall walks, hold myself in L-shape, however, when I try to kickup, my arms collapse

[@NatalieReckert]

Hello Ritu, it sounds like you are taking your shoulders too far over your wrists. Are you keeping your elbows straight? I don't think you are lacking strength but you may be lacking shoulder mobility so that when you try to kick up you arch your back and move the shoulders forward to compensate for the lack of shoulder mobility?

[@ritupande1420]

@@NatalieReckert You are right. That is what was happening when I was trying to touch the wall. When I tried to touch the ceiling, I was able to hit the wall without faling

[@BADD81377]

IT WAS A BURST OF JOY!!!!!

[@NatalieReckert]

Thank you! your comment made me very happy!!

[@mojganmirhadi9302]

Thanks. ... I like it for exercise. ...

[@uttaravenkatesh9332]

I am unable to kick up, I have repeated this session thrice, but I'm unable to touch the wall :(

[@NatalieReckert]

Hiya, the most common reason for this is if your shoulder do not aligne with your wrist in the moment of the kick up and you are not rounding your back. It may also be because you are not jumping enough or not swinging your leg uo and down- Check yourself on video and check if your back leg actually swing DOWN and the up and whether your shoulder are above the wrists. This may also help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZjGg2Bsra-pd9k

[@oluwanifesimiakinwale4132]

I went from being too scared/ no strength to kick up against the wall to kicking up and holding for at least 2 secs midair (not intentional as my leg didn’t touch the wall )

[@NatalieReckert]

Well done! You are already a step ahead :)

[@jamesqiu6715]

Coach Natalie: I can kick up and hold against the wall, but my shoulders can't be very open, so it is hard to stay without wall, even stay in banana shape :( give me a suggestion please. Btw: I stretch my shoulders almost daily now

[@likesgymnastics5767]

just keep stretching your shoulders. Like it shouldn't take you more than 1-2 weeks till you get sufficient mobility for a handstand.

[@NatalieReckert]

@@likesgymnastics5767 Thank you for your contribution :)

[@NatalieReckert]

Hi James, It takes a long time to learn a handstand, try to be patient. Styain gwithout the wall is much harder. So the first step is to build strength with the wall even if you are not in the right shape yet. Take extra time every day to stretch you shoulders and try to hold the handstand whichever way you can against the wall. Over time you will improve. If that is not possible, then stretch your shoulders and do handstand prep exercises until you feel stronger and more ready. If you want to learn about how to do a freestanding handstand in more detail have a look at my 7 week Vimeo course: vimeo.com/ondemand/handbalancing Best wishes

[@rasha7762]

It is hard to touch the wall because am bending to the side🙁 I am not at the center 😞

[@NatalieReckert]

Try to round your back and really push your shoulders out. Is it possible that you are maybe bending your arms and you bend one arm more and that is why you are bending to the side? Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@rasha7762]

Ooh thanks Natalie for your advice and your lovely soul, you are brilliant 😍😍😍👏❤️

[@seripanther]

No dice. Sigh. I'm gonna blame the fact that: I did the last few days in my apartment with a very flimsy ottoman as my elevation, so a lot of the practice exercises I couldn't really execute well because I was too worried about the flimsy ottoman flipping or collapsing. Also I ran seven miles right before handstand practice and my arms were tired. Gonna backtrack a couple days, do my practices at the studio with a sturdier elevation, and try again. I didn't touch the wall but I was getting more air time while I tried so that is, in fact, progress.

[@NatalieReckert]

Hello Rose, try to keep your elbows really straight and make sure you round your back like explained in this video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZjGg2Bsra-pd9k Hope that helps

[@greenjake3518]

👍👍👍👍

[@MightyJoeW]

Day 24 ✅

[@asimagiri7152]

Day-24 ✅

[@UserReef]

I can’t Touch the wall help me please 😭😭😭😭😭

[@NatalieReckert]

Hello, you need the strength to jump and the strength in the arms, basically both types of strength you develop through practice. It may be that you need to practice the exercises in this video or the ones before more, before you can try to touch the wall again. It takes time, please don't give up but keep a regular practice, then one day you will find that you can do it. Be patient with yourself and keep practicing.

[@UserReef]

Natalie Reckert Thank you so much,this is exactly what I needed,that motivation ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@rashilife924]

Now my hands are became strong day by day... But I couldn't do swing and jump with my legs

[@NatalieReckert]

Make sure your shoulders are above the wrists and invest a bit of time everyday in leg stretches if you have tight hamstrings, that may be the thing holding you back. Film yourself from the side and make sure your shoulders are above the wrists.

[@kaushikdr]

Well my foot touched the fall but my head did also 😅

[@NatalieReckert]

Oh no :) In that case I am quite sure you did not round the back enough. Try to be a tiny bit further away from the wall with your hands. And also try not to crank the head back, you do not need to tilt it back too much in order to still see the floor.

[@sirmckenzie2541]

I am very shocked. I can't believe I actually touched the wall!

[@NatalieReckert]

Good kind of shock I hope :) well done!!

[@chaitanyayogsadhana2298]

Unable to touch the wall

[@NatalieReckert]

This session can be quite challenging. Go back to the previous videos and practice the prep exercises. Review and improve your jump, the swing of the leg and make sure you are not straightening your back. Filming yourself can help to understand the movement. Be patient and stick with it. We all progress at different speeds. Best wishes

[@paulpo999]

Ugh. Not even close.

[@paulpo999]

Persistence pays. Touched the wall the next day! Thanks Natalie.

[@NatalieReckert]

Well done! Congratulations!