handstands
Palms down, feet up
A handstand is a position where the body is held upright balanced on the hands, legs extended in the air.
It's a fundamental gymnastics skill and yoga pose requiring strength and balance: She can hold a handstand for thirty seconds.
To do a handstand is the usual phrasing.
Central essential portion
- shouldersUpper arm joints
- deltoidsShoulder cap muscles
- tricepsThree-headed arm muscle
- wristsArm-hand junctions
bodyweight · conditioning · calisthenics · press-up · endurance · muscle-up · training · forearms
State of balance
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- controlAuthority to direct
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- centeringPositioning at midpoint
proprioception · posture · poise · steadiness · coordination · counterbalance · stacking · midline
Lateral body rotation
- tumblingAcrobatic rolling and flipping
- dismountGet off something ridden
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- gymnastBalance and flexibility athlete
vault · beam · pike · tuck · layout · press · straddle · split
Reversed in vertical orientation
- headstandInverted balancing posture
- scorpionStinging arachnid with pincers
- invertedTurned opposite way
- kickupMinor uproar or complaint
freestanding · elevated · vertical · overhead · suspended
Traveling entertainment with performers
- acrobatAgile circus performer
- contortionistOne who bends extremely
- aerialistCircus performer aloft
- buskerPublic-space entertainer seeking donations
showmanship · walking · pirouette · applause · stage · act · entertainer · stunt
core
Central essential portion
wrists · bodyweight · conditioning · calisthenics · press-up · endurance · muscle-up · training · forearms · scapulae
equilibrium
State of balance
centering · proprioception · posture · poise · steadiness · coordination · counterbalance · stacking · midline · tension
cartwheel
Lateral body rotation
- tumblingAcrobatic rolling and flipping
- dismountGet off something ridden
- routineRegular sequence of actions
gymnast · vault · beam · pike · tuck · layout · press · straddle · split · walkover
upside-down
Reversed in vertical orientation
- headstandInverted balancing posture
- scorpionStinging arachnid with pincers
- invertedTurned opposite way
kickup · freestanding · elevated · vertical · overhead · suspended
circus
Traveling entertainment with performers
- acrobatAgile circus performer
- contortionistOne who bends extremely
- aerialistCircus performer aloft
busker · showmanship · walking · pirouette · applause · stage · act · entertainer · stunt
- circus acrobaticsacrobats, trapeze, trapeze artists, flying trapeze, tightrope
- circus actsacrobat, acrobats, trapeze artist, juggling, jugglers
- dance & gymnasticsrhythmic gymnastics, aerobic dance, aerobics, jazz dance, ballet
- floor exercisesplank, planks, crunches, push-ups, sit-ups
- pool activitieslap swimming, laps, pool laps, floating, treading water
- Parallel Barsdismounts, mounts, grips, support position, releases
handstandsheadstands
Inverted poses on cranium
standing upright · standing · lying flat · sitting · prone position
handstandslying down
In horizontal position
resting · sitting still · relaxing · slouching · reclining