handstand
Palms-down acrobatic pose
A handstand is an acrobatic position in which you balance upside down on your hands with your body and legs extended vertically above you: She held a handstand for thirty seconds.
Handstands are fundamental in gymnastics and yoga, and a common playground feat for children showing off.
Safety backup person
- gripSecure manual hold
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- coreCentral essential portion
shoulder · wrist · stability · hold · press · straddle · pike · tuck
Reversed in vertical orientation
- invertedTurned opposite way
- verticalAt right angles groundward
- headfirstEntering crown-first
- gravityMutual mass attraction
orientation · reversal · kickup · freestanding · float · balance point
Acrobatic rolling and flipping
- floor exerciseApparatus-free gymnastics event
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- beamStructural support member
- uneven barsStaggered horizontal rails apparatus
routine · dismount · gymnast · pike · tuck · straddle · leotard · chalk
Central essential portion
triceps · trapezius · muscle · endurance · conditioning · hold · press-up · tension
Arm-hand junctions
- shouldersUpper arm joints
- mobilityCapacity for movement
- stretchPull to extend
- warm-upPre-activity preparation routine
suppleness · range of motion · opening · extension · thoracic · overhead
State of balance
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- steadinessState of being constant
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
counterbalance · proprioception · centering · wobble · tipping · weight distribution · body awareness · line
spotter
Safety backup person
core · shoulder · wrist · stability · hold · press · straddle · pike · tuck · freestanding
upside-down
Reversed in vertical orientation
gravity · orientation · reversal · kickup · freestanding · float · balance point
tumbling
Acrobatic rolling and flipping
- floor exerciseApparatus-free gymnastics event
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- beamStructural support member
uneven bars · routine · dismount · gymnast · pike · tuck · straddle · leotard · chalk · acrobat
core
Central essential portion
deltoids · triceps · trapezius · muscle · endurance · conditioning · hold · press-up · tension · engagement
wrists
Arm-hand junctions
warm-up · suppleness · range of motion · opening · extension · thoracic · overhead
equilibrium
State of balance
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- steadinessState of being constant
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
poise · counterbalance · proprioception · centering · wobble · tipping · weight distribution · body awareness · line · stacking
asana
Yoga body position
- vinyasaBreath-synchronized yoga movements
- ashtangaEight-limbed yoga system
- poseDeliberate bodily arrangement
practice · breath · alignment · mindfulness · flow · sequence · warm-up · progression
- gymnasticsgymnastics, balance beam, floor exercise, parallel bars, back handspring
- acrobaticsacrobat, tumbling, somersault, cartwheel, backflip
- circus actsacrobat, acrobats, trapeze artist, juggling, jugglers
- floor exercisesplank, planks, crunches, push-ups, sit-ups
- party trickscard tricks, card trick, magic trick, magic tricks, spoon bending
- yoga posesdownward dog, tree pose, child's pose, warrior pose, cobra pose
handstandstanding
Position, physical or social
standing upright · upright position · right-side up · headstand · shoulder stand