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10 Week Arm Balance Challenge - Week #8
Fitness | June 14, 2014
This week’s challenge is not only going to prepare you for practicing the handstand without using the support of a wall, but will also make you stronger and more flexible. The high bridge pose that we’ll be practicing for the following 7 days is great for stretching your chest and lungs, and strengthening your arms, wrists, legs, buttocks, abs, and spine. Like with any backbend, you have to be cautious and focus on your own safety. Listen to your body and try to do the exercise with focus and awareness. In other words, don’t jump into it mindlessly so that you don’t pinch any nerve or pull a muscle. Also unless you can hold a plank for at least a minute, I suggest don’t try the high bridge yet, until you develop some upper body strength. If you went through the entire 7 weeks of this challenge, you should have enough strength and flexibility to pull this of.
Most importantly have fun and try to practice at least 10 minutes a day to see some results.
Best,
Z.
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What if you can’t even get up into
A full bridge/ wheel pose? Have you a step by step to that?
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Why dont do the bridge from standing position by just bending back? Thats how i do it, is there any bigger risks by doing it that way? I find i easier to bend back, and from there kick my legs up to a handstand.
Love you <3
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Not everyone is flexible enough to do it that way, or have the control over the body it takes to go backwards. 😉
I’ve been able to do handstands and bridges since I was a kid but I’ve never learned how to go into a bridge from standing up, or coming down into a bridge from a handstand. I usually just went into a roll from there. 😛
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Interesting workout: I am thinking about healthy effect for a bicycle rider. Rear neck and upper back can be painful after several hours of riding.
Thanks, I will try.