How to Do a Front Handspring

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If you want to learn how to tumble and are ready for a challenge, follow these steps to learn a new trick.

Step 1: Stand up straight
Stand up straight with your arms raised and held tight to your ears, looking forward.

Tip
Add a few running steps and small hop before the handspring to make learning the skill much easier.

Step 2: Raise one leg
Raise your strongest leg, keeping it straight and tight.

Step 3: Lunge forward
Lunge forward, placing your foot a couple feet in front of you.

Step 4: Plant hands on the ground
Plant your hands ahead of your body on the ground about a body’s length away from your front foot.

Step 5: Kick your back foot to a handstand
Kick your back foot upward while pushing off of your front foot. Lock your ankles together into a handstand.

Step 6: Push off and fly
Push off the floor with your arms, keeping your ankles together and your arms locked to your ears.

Step 7: Stick the landing
Land on your feet with your arms up, legs slightly bent, and hips vertical with your feet.

Did You Know?
The Olympic scoring system for gymnastics was changed in 2008 – after 80 years – to include separate scores for degree of difficulty and for execution in each event.