How to do your first handstand
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How to do your first handstand

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How to do your first handstand

Handstands are fun, they obviously develop shoulder strength, but they are also phenomenal for developing core strength. So, here are the progressions we use to help you get started.

Down Dog is a pretty popular yoga position you have probably heard of before. But if you can’t get into a good down dog with your back and shoulders straight then you do not have the flexibility to get into a straight handstand. And no one wants to do a banana handstand, right?

Once you have the mobility and stability to get into Down Dog, we help you build strength with Down Dog Push Ups. In order to progressively increase the load for your shoulders, we raise your feet on boxes for a more challenging Down Dog Push Up.

The next step is to work on balance and core strength. We start with walking your feet up the wall. This is progressive and may take weeks until you are comfortable getting your stomach all the way to the wall. We also teach you to cartwheel out in case you lose your balance.

The next step is to work on kick ups with a wall. Once you get into position with proper head, torso and leg position we move away from the wall. We work on the same handstand alignment with a spotter and finally freestanding.

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Defying Gravity Free Demo Classes

Free Demo Class

Free Demo Classes: Tuesday Sept 22nd, and Sept 29th
Class size limited. Sign up in advance.

Over the last few years, more and more of our clients have shown more interest in bodyweight skills and training. They really enjoyed integrating skills like handstands and backbends into their fitness program.

For the Defying Gravity program we selected some of the core movements from our experience with yoga, gymnastics, and martial arts into a fun, and progressive group fitness experience.

In order to make it accessible for all fitness levels, as well as fun and challenging we implements a colored wrist-band system similar to the colored belts from martial arts. This ensures both the participant and the instructor to know right away what the appropriate level of difficultly should be for the participant, as well as ensuring they have the requisite skills for safety.

Class size is limited to ensure the instructor is able to assist each student.

Defying Gravity classes may be purchased as a single-session drop in, or a punch card.

For more information email us at info@taisofitness.com or give us a call at 253-223-6365.

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If you are looking for a shared personal training experience try Taiso Fitness and Nutrition. We are Tacoma’s fitness and nutrition gym for people who want to get out of pain or improve performance, who need immediate, measurable results, and want to make educated decisions to take control of their health.

Shared personal training provides the coaching of a personal trainer with the social support of a bootcamp style class.

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Precontemplation about Weight Loss and Metabolism

Thinking About Thinking About It

When considering weight loss and metabolism it is helpful to start at the beginning, acknowledging that there is a problem.

Martha Beck recounts an interesting story about her daughter choosing a college. When they first spoke about the matter the daughter dismissed the discussion saying the only thing she wanted from a college was a location without bugs.

Martha recognized that her daughter was still in precontemplation on the subject. Precontemplation is the first stage of change when we are asking ourselves if the change is even possible.

In fact we may have even given up on achieving a certain goal because of the risk of failure. When people have abandoned hope they they say things like, “I’ve tried everything, and nothing works.”

A few months later when Martha breached the subject of college again, her daughter had still not given it any thought. Rather then pushing her daughter on the issue, she said “well, you don’t have to make any decisions today.” To which her daughter said “she would think about thinking about it.”

And this was key, because now the daughter is at least considering the change.

During precontemplation we are guarded. Had Martha strong-armed her daughter that day, the pressure would have pushed her daughter away from even considering change.

The increase in stress would have caused her to go into fight or flight, and the emotional portion of the brain would have taken charge to defend her from the stress.

Taking Responsibility

When we are stuck in pre-contemplation we become defensive about the problem. We are not willing to discuss the problem. Instead of seeing the actions of others as concern or caring, we see it as them trying to control us.

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