Walking with your arms is the next logical move after you learn to stand on your hands. Start by taking baby steps and stop so you learn how to keep your balance upside down. Once you get the hang of it, you can impress your friends by walking with your arms as gracefully as you walk with your feet.
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Method 1 of 2: Doing a Handstand (Stand with Hands)
Step 1. Warm up
Warming up by stretching and doing light exercises will help your body feel supple and ready for a physical challenge. Warming up also reduces the chances of you ending up with an injury. Stretch and warm up for five or 10 minutes using the following techniques:
- Rotate your ankles, wrists and neck to relax them.
- Touch your toes, and hold the position for thirty seconds. Repeat three times.
- Do three sets of jumping jacks.
- Light running (jogging) in complex areas (about half a mile)
Step 2. Find a good place for handstand practice
You need ground or a soft surface, as you will fall several times. Outdoors, find a flat grassy area, and be sure to check for rocks and sticks. Indoors, a soft gym floor or a carpeted room are great choices.
Step 3. Find a spotter
When learning how to handstand and walk with your hands, it can be helpful to have someone nearby who can hold your feet in place until you know how to balance your hands. Ask your friend to stand aside during the exercise.
- He should slowly hold your leg straight while your leg is overhead.
- After some practice, you won't need much help from your spotter. Ask him to back off unless you're about to fall.
Step 4. Enter the starting position
Stand straight with a comfortable foot position, balanced stance. Hold your arms limply at your sides, or if you prefer, overhead. Both are great starting positions for standing on your hands.
Step 5. Advance with dominant foot
If you are right-handed, this is the right foot, if you are left-handed (left-handed), then this is the left foot. Move forward, not sideways, so you can maintain proper balance when you are back upright.
Step 6. Move forward and place your hands on the ground
As you step, your body should come up like a seesaw to the ground in one steady motion. Don't make the mistake of throwing your arms straight down and throwing your feet up, which can cause you to fall forward.
- Hold arms straight. Bending the elbow can cause injury.
- Keep your shoulders tucked against your neck, as in a shrug.
Step 7. Swing your legs and body up
As part of the same smooth movement, use the forward tilt momentum to swing your legs and straighten your body. Keep your back and legs straight, and don't throw your head back. This will cause you to arch your back and hurt yourself.
- Make sure your spotter is close when swinging your foot into the sky. This is when you are most likely to fall.
- Hold your legs straight and pressed together. This will help prevent you from falling to the side.
- Your weight should be balanced on your fingers, not your wrists.
Step 8. Hold the position for twenty seconds or more
Before you start walking with your arms, you need to learn how to balance yourself in place and gain control of your movements. Continue to practice walking with your arms until you can easily move into position and hold it for at least twenty seconds before you fall.
- If you have trouble mastering it, try using a wall. Start in a plank position with your feet facing the wall. Walk your feet up against the wall and move your hands toward the wall until you are upright with your hands, using the wall as support. Try to gently push yourself away from the wall so that your body is standing on your hands without the wall. Eventually, you need to get to the point where you can move to standing with your hands without walls.
- When you want to get out of a standing position with your hands, rotate by bending your arms and doing a forward roll, or somersault. You can also drop your legs back and do kayaking, if you're flexible enough.
Method 2 of 2: Learning How to Walk
Step 1. Choose a spacious location with a soft and flat surface
Parks, gardens, or exercise mats work well for this exercise. Make sure to give yourself enough room to make the move; You need more space than is usually needed for a typical handstand. Having a solid wall near you can help to practice side walking.
Step 2. Ask your friend to watch over you
This person's job is to stand a safe distance in front of you to catch and hold your calves while in a standing position with your hands and learn how to walk with your hands. He can also stand behind you, ready to catch your leg if it starts to fall.
Step 3. Do a handstand
As you practice, take a step, lift your hips, plant your hands on the ground and move your feet toward the sky in one definite motion. Point your legs and torso up and balance on your hands for a moment.
Step 4. Hold the position
Keep your legs straight and balanced. Hold your feet together for balance and stability. Once you are comfortable, let the spotter let you go. You may stumble on your hands while maintaining your balance, but it's the first step to learning to walk.
Step 5. Take small steps
Move one hand forward, leaning slightly in the direction you want to go. Now you have taken the first hand step. Move your other hand forward, leaning slightly in the direction you want to go. Small steps are the easiest way if you are just learning.
- Don't try to move too fast, or take big steps. It will be very easy to lose your balance when you are first learning to walk with your hands.
- Try to move in one direction, rather than placing your hands wherever they land. Practice controlling where you go.
Step 6. Find your balance
As you begin to move, you will need to adjust your legs and body continuously to stay balanced. If you start to fall toward your stomach, move your feet more above your head. If you move them too far overhead and start to flip over, adjust them again.
- Upper body strength also plays a role; it helps adjust your hand quickly to help you regain your balance. If you feel your feet dropping down a bit, use the palms of your hands to transfer the weight to your fingertips slightly. If you feel your feet starting to fall over your head, use the tips of your fingers to push into the ground as if you were trying to grab a handful of dirt.
- The goal is to find your most efficient point, which means focus your body weight directly on your hands if possible. You will get better at finding this point with practice.
Step 7. Try the start-stop method
Take small steps with your hands for about twenty seconds, then pause for twenty seconds before starting to move again. This will help you practice having better control over your body movements. In the end, you can take bigger steps with more confidence.
- If you start walking too fast, take bigger steps to slow down and regain control.
- Try the technique of taking a step in the direction you are falling. Try to keep your hands directly under your feet at all times. While trying to walk forward, tilt your body forward slightly then move your hands under your body, and repeat.
- Be sure to tighten your stomach and look at your hands; this will help you stay balanced.
Step 8. Roll over when you are done
Bend your arms, fold your head and do somersaults. Or, bend your arms down from your waist and plant your feet on the ground. If you fall as if you're about to land on your back, you can also bend over and slowly lower yourself down.
Tips
- Keeping your toes pointed up helps maintain balance.
- Some people find it helpful to bend your legs while studying, and then you can learn to straighten them.
- Try swimming in the pool to get used to it.
- Prepare your arms, shoulders, abs, legs, and back for this movement by exercising regularly. Don't expect your body to be ready to do this overnight. Muscle strength can compensate for a lack of balance and you need some trapezius and shoulder muscles to walk comfortably. The good thing about walking with your arms is that with practice, your body will naturally get stronger and you will also get better balance.
- Tuck your shirt into your pants. If you have long hair, tie it in a bun or ponytail.
Warning
- Stop when your arms are tired. As soon as you feel dizzy, tired or frustrated, take a break! There's no point in trying in those situations, you won't learn anything more. You train nothing by dropping your head.
- This may take a long time to master, so don't be discouraged if it doesn't work the first time.
- The most common cause of injury from this movement is falling on your back. "Get down on the feet if you can". The important thing to learn is how to roll over from standing on your hands. If you can do a forward roll, you should be able to roll from standing on your hands. Pay attention to the people around you.
- Don't put all your weight on your fingertips, which could cause you to break one or more fingers and potentially injure your back or spine.
