headstand
Yoga pose inverted
A headstand is a position in which you balance upside down with your head on the ground and your legs extended straight up in the air, typically with hands placed on either side of the head for support.
It's a foundational pose in yoga and gymnastics: She held a headstand for thirty seconds.
Reversed in vertical orientation
- handstandInverted balance on palms
- tripodStabilizing support structure
- blood flowMovement through vessels
- circulationMovement through a system
reversal · upend · supported · freestanding · legs up · elevated
Acrobatic rolling and flipping
- acrobatAgile circus performer
- gymnastBalance and flexibility athlete
- floor exerciseApparatus-free gymnastics event
- handstandInverted balance on palms
cartwheel · pike · straddle · tuck · dismount · routine · somersault · vault
State of balance
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- steadinessState of being constant
- controlAuthority to direct
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
centering · poise · coordination · proprioception · counterbalance · composure · levelness · symmetry
Sustained single-minded attention
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- meditationFocused attention practice
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- clarityState of being understandable
presence · breath · zen · stillness · calm · centering · intention · mental discipline
Capacity to bend easily
- limbernessBodily flexibility
- mobilityCapacity for movement
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
- pliabilityAbility to bend easily
looseness · warmup · hamstrings · shoulders · spine · neck · wrists · range of motion
Distance from zero
- plankFlat timber piece
- torsoBody without limbs
- midsectionCentral body region
- obliquesAngled lines or muscles
stability · pilates · crunches · isometrics · conditioning · toning · powerhouse · abdominals
Sustained effort capacity
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- muscleContractile body tissue
- stabilityResistance to displacement
conditioning · arm strength · upper body · pressing · holding · support · resistance · bodyweight
upside-down
Reversed in vertical orientation
- handstandInverted balance on palms
- tripodStabilizing support structure
- blood flowMovement through vessels
circulation · reversal · upend · supported · freestanding · legs up · elevated
tumbling
Acrobatic rolling and flipping
- acrobatAgile circus performer
- gymnastBalance and flexibility athlete
- floor exerciseApparatus-free gymnastics event
handstand · cartwheel · pike · straddle · tuck · dismount · routine · somersault · vault · spotting
equilibrium
State of balance
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- steadinessState of being constant
- controlAuthority to direct
alignment · centering · poise · coordination · proprioception · counterbalance · composure · levelness · symmetry · adjustment
concentration
Sustained single-minded attention
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- meditationFocused attention practice
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
clarity · presence · breath · zen · stillness · calm · centering · intention · mental discipline · visualization
suppleness
Capacity to bend easily
- limbernessBodily flexibility
- mobilityCapacity for movement
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
pliability · looseness · warmup · hamstrings · shoulders · spine · neck · wrists · range of motion
abs
Distance from zero
- plankFlat timber piece
- torsoBody without limbs
- midsectionCentral body region
obliques · stability · pilates · crunches · isometrics · conditioning · toning · powerhouse · abdominals · engagement
endurance
Sustained effort capacity
stability · conditioning · arm strength · upper body · pressing · holding · support · resistance · bodyweight · progressions
- acrobaticsacrobat, tumbling, somersault, cartwheel, handstand
- yoga posesdownward dog, tree pose, child's pose, warrior pose, cobra pose
- physical featsbackflip, handstand, somersault, cartwheel, splits
- circus skillstrapeze, acrobatics, tightrope, contortion, juggling
- balance actsequilibrist, hand balancing, handstand, tightrope, tightrope walking
- inversionsflip, handstand, reversal, upside down, upside-down
headstandstanding
Position, physical or social
standing upright · upright position · right-side up · sitting · feet on the ground
headstandrelaxed stance
Informal body positioning
lying down · sitting · corpse pose · savasana
headstandlying flat
Positioned horizontally, not upright
corpse pose · savasana · slouching · slumping