How to Do a Back Walkover

By Amy Van Deusen, About.com Guide

The next step is to try a back bend kickover over a barrel mat or with a spotter:

• Start standing up, with your arms stretched over your head.
• Arch back slowly, using the barrel mat or a spotter to support your back.
• Continue to arch back until you reach a bridge position. That was the backend.
• Now you'll start the kickover. Push off with both legs at the same time, so your weight shifts to your hands.
• Use the barrel mat or have your spotter help you kick your legs all the way up until you reach a handstand position.
• Then step down one leg at a time into a lunge, as you would from a handstand.

When both you and your coach feel that you're ready, try the backbend kickover without a spotter or the barrel.

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• Back Walkover: Bridge with Leg Up
• Backbend Kickover
• Back Walkover with a Spot
• Back Walkover with a Barrel Mat
• Back Walkover By Yourself

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