Headstand
The headstand, or sometimes head stand, is a pose that is an inversion posture of standing head down. The technique is used in different settings such as yoga, breakdancing, acrobatics and beginner gymnastics.
How to practice headstand
- Start from kneeling position on mat and put your forearms on the floor in front of you.
- Weave your fingers together and lie on your head, making a stable “tripod” with your hands and head.
- Pressure your hips and straighten your legs, under your toes, until your hips are vertically above your shoulders.
- Engage your core and peel your legs off the ground at the very start when moving them towards the ceiling.
- Keep the steady position between your hands or to your toes and don’t let your head go down, but rather keep a straight line from head to heels.
- Breathe for a few moments, then gradually add duration to your pose with your strength and comfort level growing.
- To exit the pose, lower the legs slowly back down with the support of your hands and then lower yourself to a kneeling position.
Health risks
- If the headstand is not done perfectly, the performer is likely to suffer head injury from standing on the head.
- if one is suffering from high blood pressure, they should avoid headstand.
In yoga
The yoga headstand, Shirshasana, may be balanced and symmetrical from all perspectives, even though not always in a legs-vertical position. The asana has many variations, several of them asymmetrical.
- Yoga headstand, Shirshasana
- With feet as in Baddha Konasana
- A variation
See also
- Handstand
References
- Bali Yoga Teacher Training center
External links
headstand at Wikipedia's sister projects
- Definitions from Wiktionary
- Media from Commons
- A video of a head stand
- Freeze and Headstand Tutorial Archived 2020-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
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Strength training exercises
- Bench press (c)
- Chest fly (i)
- Dip (c)
- Machine fly (i)
- Push-up (c)
- Bent-over row (c)
- Chin-up (c)
- Muscle-up (c)
- Pull-down (c)
- Pull-up (c)
- Seated row (c)
- Shoulder shrug (i)
- Supine row (c)
- Face pull (c)
- Bridge (c)
- Face pull (c)
- Front raise (i)
- Headstand into handstand push-up (c)
- Lateral raise (i)
- Rear delt raise (i)
- Shoulder press (c)
- Upright row (c)
- Bicep curl (i)
- Chin-up (c)
- Reverse grip push-up (c)
- Close-grip bench press (c)
- Close grip push-up (c)
- Dip (c)
- Push-down (i)
- Triceps extension (i)
- Wrist curl (i)
- Crunch (i)
- Leg raise (c)
- Russian twist (c)
- Sit-up (c)
- Squat (c)
- Bridge (c)
- Deadlift (c)
- Good-morning (c)
- Hyperextension (c)
- Pelvic lift (c)
- Bridge (c)
- Deadlift (c)
- Dirty dog exercise (c)
- Leg press (c)
- Lunge (c)
- Squat (c)
- Bridge (c)
- Deadlift (c)
- Leg extension (i)
- Leg press (c)
- Lunge (c)
- Squat (c)
- Bridge (c)
- Deadlift (c)
- Good-morning (c)
- Leg curl (i)
- Leg press (c)
- Lunge (c)
- Squat (c)
- Calf raise (i)
- See also
- Bodybuilding
- Bodyweight exercise
- Calisthenics
- Muscle hypertrophy
- Weightlifting
- Plyometrics
- Weight training (List of exercises)
- Flywheel training
- Gym
- Legend
- (c) – compound exercise, (i) – isolated exercise
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