Q&A for How to Do a Front Walkover

Don't think about it too much and be relaxed. Make sure that you can do all the other skills that you need to master the trick. Do it on on a soft mat or something soft and have someone to help you control your balance.

Make sure you don't land on your tip toes, because then you won't have much balance; try to utilize the balls of your feet. Also, to the best of your ability, try not to wobble!

As your first foot touches the floor during your front walkover, use you tummy muscles to pull you up. Also, try pushing gently with your hands to give you more momentum.

Keep practicing. You could always ask a friend to help you, and don't be afraid to use internet search engines, either.

You could set up a camera, phone, or iPad and video yourself doing your skills.

As you're performing the front walkover, swing your other leg to help you get the momentum of getting up.

Practice on a soft surface first, so if you fall you don't feel as much pain. When you fall, if you fall into a bridge and then crash, try to keep going. Push yourself back up into a bridge, and use your muscles to get you back up. It may not look proper, but it's alright, since you're just learning. If you feel like you've hurt your head, or your back, just sit back up and take it easy. If you fall straight on your back, it might hurt or you might get a head rush and start seeing stars, so lay on your back until your feel comfortable again, and then slowly get up. If you have anyone who may be able to help spot you, you can ask them if they can support your back.

Put one leg in front of the other and point your front foot, relax your body and don't tense any muscles.

Make sure your shoulders are behind your body when performing a walkover. You want the foot that lands first to be as near to your body as possible so it is a firm base for your back to get up.

Don't kick into a handstand as fast. If you're too fast, you will have too much momentum and your hands will give out.

Place your hands on their back when they are in bridge position. Help lift their back as you would do for spotting a bridge stand up.

To keeps your legs apart, perform the walkover at a slower pace to allow your legs to naturally stay apart.

Try landing with your feet closer to your hands. This will give you a little more leverage to pop yourself up. Also, keep working your abs. Just keep practicing and you'll get it!

Pointing your toes will help a lot with keeping your legs straight. You can record yourself doing the front walkover on a phone or any other camera so that you can see your progress.

Try and go faster moving into the handstand. When you're going down to kick up, try to push your legs forward to land into back bridge.

Stretch and practice doing the split position in a handstand.

Make sure to keep your legs tensed as you go down, so that they are solid when you land. Also, be sure to point your toes.

Make sure to land your feet close to your hands. The more your back is arched, the easier it will be to get up.

Kick your leg up higher and push your body more. When you push off and can't seem to go through the whole thing, it usually means you don't have enough force. Alternately, if you manage it at the end while rolling on your knees, it usually means you have too much force.

Look at your hands while in the handstand, and keep your legs in a split position and your hips up. Your arms are the most important part of a walkover. Keep them strong.

Make sure you are on something that will hold you in place while in a bridge.

Make sure you keep your legs straight the entire push off, don't bend them, just, as your foot is about to leave the floor, push off with your toes on both feet.

When you are reaching the ending of the front walkover and both legs are in the air, bend your leading leg slightly. This will help you get your leg to land closer to your body, giving you a firm landing point.

You can use grass, Astroturf, or a cushioned rug. It is better to get a mat, though.

You can't. The muscles are working and stretching, so it's going to hurt a little. It will get less painful as those muscles get stronger. If it hurts too much, just take a break.

You don't really need to have skills for this, but having a handstand and being able to be in a bridge and come up would be helpful.

Use a couch or bed to help you cushion your calls while you practice. Do some stretches or workouts for your back/legs to increase flexibility and strength.

Practice going into handstand bridges via a bed, couch or the ground. Every time you do it, move your foot closer.

Once you're comfortable in a bridge, try to get your arms close to your feet. Once they are close, try rocking back and forth for extra momentum. When rocking, try to use your arms and push up. You might fall the first try, but with enough practice you will get the hang of it. Don't forget to try to bring your head up first.

From a bridge, you can usually rock back and forth on your hands until you have enough momentum to stand up.