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While many people think handstands are just about strong shoulders, they are actually a full-body discipline. You'll learn how to create strength and control through your hands, shoulders, core, hips, and legs while improving posture, mobility, and movement quality throughout the body.

 

Throughout the course we'll progressively introduce the fundamental building blocks of safe and efficient handbalancing, including:

• Wrist preparation and resilience

• Proper hand and shoulder positioning

• Shoulder stability and overhead strength

• Mobility for better positions

• Core strength and compression

• Full-body alignment

• Balance fundamentals

• Safe progressions and drills you can continue practising at home

 

One of the biggest barriers to learning handstands is fear of being upside down (well, actually, fear of falling). We address this from day one by progressing gradually. You won't be expected to kick into a freestanding handstand!!  Instead, we'll begin with simple floor-based and pike drills where both your hands and feet remain on the ground, allowing you to build confidence, strength, and body awareness before progressing further.

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Each session also includes partner exercises and enjoyable skill-based games because learning handstands should be challenging - but it should also be fun.

 

After the Course

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By the end of six weeks you'll have built the foundations to continue your handstand journey with confidence. Most participants will be ready to:

• Join our ongoing Handstand classes

• Continue progressing through personal training

• Or combine classes and personal coaching for even faster development

 

Our goal isn't simply to teach you a handstand - it's to give you the movement foundations that allow you to continue progressing safely for months and years to come.

 

Duration: 6 weeks
Session Length: 60 minutes each week
Starts: Sunday, 12 July
Time: 9:00–10:00am

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Whether your goal is to master your first handstand, improve your strength and mobility, or simply learn something completely new, we'd love to help you get started.

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For more details of our Handstand syllabus - please see our dedicated site here:

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For some enlightening information re the health and fitness benefits of hand balancing, see our post here: 

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FAQ/Flexibility:  We appreciate its summer.  Can't make 6 consecutive Sunday mornings?  No problem, there are make up suitable sessions you could attend through the week.​

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* various handstand programs and private coaching is available for those wanting to continue.