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Flat Split on the Floor but Not in the Air - What Gives?
Front Splits, Handstands, Contortion Danielle Enos (Dani Winks) Front Splits, Handstands, Contortion Danielle Enos (Dani Winks)

Flat Split on the Floor but Not in the Air - What Gives?

Are you working on flatter, split-ier legs in your inversions? Being able to nail a flat split in a handstand, dangling from the top bar of a lyra, or virtually any instance where your body is upside down is a major active flexibility challenge! Let’s look at some drills that can help train our active flexibility for a flatter split in the air.

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Wrist Warm Up for Handstands
Stretching - Upper Body, Handstands, Wrists Danielle Enos (Dani Winks) Stretching - Upper Body, Handstands, Wrists Danielle Enos (Dani Winks)

Wrist Warm Up for Handstands

Warming up your wrists should always be a part of your handstand training (or really any training where your hands are bearing body weight, like pole dancing, bodyweight calisthenics, or contortion). Warming up your wrists will not only make your handstands more comfortable and help prevent wrist injuries, but you can include conditioning exercises to strengthen your wrists to make your balances stronger!

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