What you need for holding your handstand | The Art of Handbalancing

[@danien8222]

One of your funnier videos, love the melting wall handstands, the music and dog cuddle breaks.

[@NatalieReckert]

Thank you and happy to hear you appreciate the release handstand :)

[@16777215]

Thanks nat. Luv ur video, just started ur 30days handstand program for 3days and already showing progress.

[@NatalieReckert]

Fabulous! Thank you for following and let me know how it goes with the 30 day programme. Great to have you on board.

[@heidirein5278]

Thanks for your videos, your energy is perfect and I have learned so much!!

[@NatalieReckert]

Thank you!

[@ying802]

Thank you Natalie! You never failed to help me.❤️

[@NatalieReckert]

All the best for you. Love your slime videos! Do you have any more special skills?

[@GHTOONGHTOON]

Really amazing, love the on point and accurate sharing, thank you very much,humble warrior..strong base is indeed vital I guess..💪

[@greenjake3518]

🤣🤣🤣those 2:11 incorrect positions are fun, I definetly will include it in my training 👏👏👏

[@NatalieReckert]

Haha! They are definitely great for your coordination :)

[@Reviewoutlaw]

Great video!

[@NatalieReckert]

Thanks!

[@lionkingmatiouz3441]

Thanks for reminding us these foundations Quality advices and cute dog on top level ;)

[@NatalieReckert]

Thank you!

[@sumanthiyagarajan7490]

I really enjoyed the sound where you demonstrate the incorrect positions!!!😂🤣

[@NatalieReckert]

Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@tedinks]

Your dog does a fantastic upward dog, perfect for belly rubs!

[@NatalieReckert]

His favourite fun sleeping position! :)

[@navyadakoshatwar8746]

Hi Natalie, do you have any tips for being unbalanced between sides in a handstand? When I kick up, my hips open to one side at the top and essentially turn all my handstands into cartwheels. It's always to the right and I always kick up with my left leg forward.

[@NatalieReckert]

I would work on push up and core strenght. This usually is a muscular imbalance in the core that translates to the shoulders. Try to keep your hip more square when you kick up (instead of rotating out) and make sure your elbows are straight.

[@manuveraldana1070]

I love you puc!

[@felisha7293]

PS I work on shoulder opening almost every day, and a lot of hollow bodies and leg lifts for core strength. Will add the mountain climbers. I start my HS from a downward dog, not the gymnastics start with hands above head. Gives me more control. Usually I am a little short, and sometimes I can get to midline, but 50% of the time I go back down. If I kick too hard, I go right out into cartwheel. Any advice is appreciated. I will continue to work if you think I will eventually get it. Can send video if you want!

[@NatalieReckert]

Send me a DM on instagram and I can have a look :)

[@dancassidy7471]

I just luv you Natalie. Making progress still as shoulders loosen ever so slightly more. What's the rush right!? No gyms are open and I can practice more at home

[@NatalieReckert]

Hello Dan, you can walk a long way in tiny little steps. I admire your determination. I hope you are stay well and healthy in your home. Make the best of a difficult time. Best wishes

[@NatalieReckert]

@@eduard7962 Hiya, I wouldn't say there is a general rule about that. It depends on how much time you have every day. Definitely I would say get your basics very solid! Have one skill that you focus on per practice session. But you can sure throw in the other skills too. Variety is good but have focus points and always drill the basics.

[@hcvonsteuber]

Klasse. Handstand mit Humor und Hund. Love it.

[@NatalieReckert]

Yay! Danke! Alles gute

[@hcvonsteuber]

@@NatalieReckert bin ich froh, wegen dir noch nach Freiburg gefahren zu sein. Jetzt ist es risikogebiet...

[@NatalieReckert]

@@hcvonsteuber Allerdings... jetzt ist alles Risikogebiet. Auch London. Viele Grüße und bleib gesund.

[@madhumaimishra1245]

Awesome...thanks..🙂

[@jitchanamontukkarajarunpho7412]

Love it.

[@felisha7293]

Hi Natalie, I love your videos and have been following you for the past year. I have come a long way with your help. I can now hold a 50 sec HS hold against the wall with correct form. I have gotten past my fears and can kick up into space with a decent bail out cartwheel. But it is sooo slow for the hold. I have had a 5 sec hold and up to 6 or 7 secs, but absolutely NO consistency! It may come, it may not. My usual is a little short or just a 1 or 2 sec hold with a quick bail out. Is this normal? Will I ever get my 10 sec hold and some consistency? I have stuck with it all year with almost daily practices, but I am a little dejected that it is not progressing. Once I get off the wall, and get a few second holds, how long should it take me to get that 10 second hold? I need some encouragement, because I have worked sooo hard, and progress is so slow. Thank you for all your help!

[@NatalieReckert]

Hello Felisha, thank you for your lovely feedback! So first of all: Yes it takes time. It is normal. I have written an article here about patience. Maybe it helps: artofhandbalancing.wordpress.com/ In the article I talk about how you should assess progress every other month, which I think is useful to not get frustrated. From what you describe you need a bit more upper body strength, that you build either by doing push ups and the like and/or by doing endurance holds with short brakes inbetween. The short brakes are KEY to progress! Do four 45 second holds against the wall every day with a max of 30 second brakes in between (check with stopwatch and be strict) It will exhaust you and you will build endurance. That will be the way forward.

[@nawelleilabensalem5937]

Your videos are helping me progress sooooo much!! Thank you. For someone like me with an extremely flexible back, and often times a curve in the lower back when going into handstand, what do you recommend paying attention to and working on ?

[@NatalieReckert]

Hello and thank you for your lovely feedback. I would recommend a good core stability workout that you do 3 times a week. Below is a link with one of my videos showing a few good core exercises. You should focus on pulling the front of your stomach in towards the spine and pushing the ribs flat. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKOvhomAabNlZsk

[@nawelleilabensalem5937]

Thank you so much Nathalie. I follow these recommendations!

[@risteaaaaa]

How can I walk handstand Natalie?

[@NatalieReckert]

A very old video of mine but it explains the basics: kzbin.info/www/bejne/faLWopWfhr2db9E

[@steved1956]

❤️ Puck!

[@lewisbong5317]

Question ! As you kick up , where do you gaze at ? Thank you and I really enjoy every of your tutorials! I’m in my 60s but still enjoying hand balancing! 🙏☺️

[@NatalieReckert]

When you kick-up, look in between the hands. Either between the thumbs or at the line of your wrists. You need a fixed focus point. Later when you balance you can play woth head positions but for the kick-up: in between the hands.

[@lewisbong5317]

Thank you ! It really helps me to have a focus point and hold my balance better ! 🙏❤️

[@Fal01100]

Natalie your videos are great ...kindly tell me ..l am 36 years old male ...can i do handstand...am i overage to do that???

[@lissapesci]

Yeah, everyone can do it! Try Natalie's 30 day challenge... it is a great place to start with. It helped me a lot.

[@Fal01100]

@@lissapesci thank you sooooooo much...so nice of you...

[@NatalieReckert]

Hello you two, exactly! No age limit! 30 day course is a good place to start and if you read some of the comments there you may find that you are not at all the only one with life experience :)

[@Fal01100]

@@NatalieReckert thank you sooooooooo much dear natalie ..so sweet of u

[@greenjake3518]

Coach i have a question. You say - open shoulders, strong core, endurance, kick ups - yes. Will the next lesson be on palms use for solid handstanding?

[@NatalieReckert]

Coach Natalie says: That is a very good suggestion :) In general I would say push into the L-shape between thumb and index finger, keep the knuckles raised and have enough weight in the fingers.

[@greenjake3518]

@@NatalieReckert 🙏 I'll check it, interesting what it feels like. Somebody believes I do handstanding, well it looks like that, in reality, I do my favorite exercise for palms strength and agility, the most enjoyable one.

[@leodoescalisthenics714]

How to get flexible for handstand?

[@NatalieReckert]

You may enjoy this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJStZ6V-pN6ImM0 And this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJStZ6V-pN6ImM0

[@katherinehernandez9825]

What do you do so that your legs don't go back and you fall back? I can stand straight a couple times and then my legs just pull me back into an arch

[@clray123]

I've had this same problem for years... I'd call it "heavy butt problem" or "inertia" or "insufficient hip control". It's also very evident in tucked handstand in which you flop into a backbend almost immediately. I haven't seen any expert mention this specifically or how to get rid of it. So here are my theories: it can't be "weak core", as I can do sit ups and planks like a champ. It must be something in the lower back, the buttocks, or the pelvic floor, maybe some permanent overtension or a neurological issue. You simply can't "feel" the muscles necessary to stabilize hips just like most people can't feel or voluntarily move the muscles between their shoulders (required for an exercise called "lateral shrugs"). So here's an exercise I discovered on my own, which might actually help with the hips: 1. Get yourself a gym ball appropriate to your body size, don't pump it up too much. 2. Place the gym ball right in front of a couch or, better, a soft armchair. 3. Lie down with your back on the armchair and your butt on the ball, raise arms as in handstand. 4. Stretch out legs vertically so that they are at 90 degree angle. Keep the legs and feet together, touching. 5. Now, using the "magic hip control muscles", press your butt into the ball, so that you start bouncing. 6. Bounce on the ball shifting around, experiment with slightly different positions, leg angles, etc. You will notice that at some times (when you are well rested) the bouncing is easy, at other times it is difficult, it's also easier with slightly bent legs than with straight legs. I suspect this (lack of) difficulty also corresponds to the ability to hold handstand at that given time. When the muscles, whatever they are, become exhausted, which happens fairly quickly from trying shoddy real handstands, you have very little chance of performing the following ones properly - then you have to wait until the next session.

[@greenjake3518]

Train hollow body position. And improve palms strength.

[@clray123]

@Green Jake, I agree especially on the "palms strength". But paradoxically chronic wrist inflammation from overdoing handstands as beginner will prevent good form and progress. So when you get it, STOP doing handstands or any loading of the wrists for a while (maybe for a week) while applying ice packs. I found that pressing the fingertips together Angela Merkel style also helps relieve wrist problems.

[@NatalieReckert]

Thank you community, for your contributions. You were faster than I :) My cue is generally: round your back as much as you can (think cat back). Tuck your hips and push the ribs flat into your back. If your shoulder opening is not 180° open then it is likely that your legs are compensating for your chest sticking out. That is a longer route to fix, for that you need to improve your shoulder opening. It is also possible that you are pushing the legs back (which can sometimes happen even if you are tucking the hips) Video yourself from the side and you will see more clearly where the structural problem is. Everything should be in one line stacked on top of each other. Hope that helps and best wishes,

[@fenxxs7515]

my worst problem with handstand is the kick ups, this is so frustrating

[@NatalieReckert]

Hiya, for the kick up, this will be your video :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZjGg2Bsra-pd9k

[@shamseddin---]

Cute, i love you