Instructions

Starting with a left side cartwheel:

1. From a squat position, place your left hand to your side, fingers facing backwards
2. Extend your right arm around your head and try to place it next to your left hand
   1. You will need to raise your torso up using your left leg in order to do so
   2. You will feel a stretch in your right lat (side part of your back) as you perform this, so do a couple of stretches to get warmed up
3. When ready, explode around using your left leg to lift your body onto your hands
4. Continue the momentum around your body and land on your feet back into a squat position
5. Continue with another cartwheel if you wish, otherwise, cartwheel in the opposite direction

Key points

• As you get stronger, try to slow down the cartwheel and control the movement
  • You can even stall in the middle of the cartwheel and hold a straddle handstand
• The extended stretch when performing the cartwheel from a squat position, this exercise is also a great warm up for your lats