Q&A for How to Do a Back Walkover

The easiest way to practice a back walkover, if you're just beginning, is to get into a backhand in front of a wall with your feet up against it. Then, when you're ready, start to walk your feet up the wall. Once they're high enough and you feel comfortable, you can kick your feet off the wall to complete the walkover. After lots of practice with this method, you'll be able to try other methods so you can do the walkover without the wall.

The only way to conquer any fear is to face it head on, or backwards in this case. Try practicing falling back onto a bed or a couch while standing on one foot. Once you build that confidence up, grab a trusted friend or coach to spot you while you fall backwards onto the mat.

Yes, water is a must. It will increase the strength of your bones, hydrate you and make you healthier.

Add more weight to your arms then to your legs it will be much easier to kick over and a lot more graceful.

You can make sure that you stretch every day.

Yes, it is normal to get headaches if you're not used to it. Just make sure you keep drinking water and practice different tricks so that you don't hurt yourself or get too tired.

Once you fully mastered one backalkover, do a single back walkover and land slowly in the position where you started. Then take a pause and do another one. Keep on practicing that and get faster as you go. Soon it will become one fluid motion.

Yes, you can learn how to do a back walkover on a trampoline. That's how I learned.

Go slowly. Go into your backbend with your leg in the air (optional) and then quickly kick your legs up.

Practice staying in a bridge, then shift your weight from your legs to your arms, almost like rocking your body. Then try doing a back walkover and do the same thing.

It mostly comes from your hands - just shift your weight onto your hands and kick with your dominant foot. Follow through with your non-dominant foot.

When doing any sort of sport make sure to drink lots of water. If the pain gets to out of hand, use an ice pack and rest.

Ask a friend to spot you. The support will comfort you while you get used to doing back kick-overs. You could also try kicking over a raised surface for practice, which is easier.

Yes because they are helping hold you up so that you don't fall. They can also help you to kick over.

First, practice holding your dominant leg in the air to build up strength. Also try swinging your leg to get the feeling of what will happen. Practice near a wall or a spotter, and don't get frustrated if you fail at first.

You don't have to have your splits for a back walkover. Having back flexibility is essential but leg flexibility is not required.

You could try doing in the grass or somewhere with carpet. Truthfully, the ground at gyms aren't very soft, but instead they are bouncy. There's no substitute for gym floors, but any cushioned surface you can find, whether it be out or inside, should do. You could also elevate the area where you are kicking off, if you are having trouble.

It will depend on your experience, how flexible you are, and how quickly you learn things. For some people, it might take only a few days, or even less. For other people, it might take a week, a month, or even longer.

A back walkover is when one foot is in the air. A back kick over is just a back end, then a kick over.

Then try first bending your leg and later straighetning it when you feel comfortable. That way, it will be easier for you.

I suggest you don't do a back handspring because you'll increase your injury. Start with the basics" bridges, backbends, kickovers, walkovers, limbers, and then you'll be to the point of getting your back handspring. Be sure to be safe and get a spotter, and practice on a trampoline or mat.

Do it as slow as you can to progress to doing it fast. Practice backbend kickovers, but slowly.

When doing the backbend, it is optional to put your leg up, but it's much simpler to kick over if you do.

Don't push yourself past the limits. If you want, you can go up to a wall, and put your hands on it, but you face has to be looking away from the wall. Then slowly bring yourself down. If you can already do the back bend, go up to a wall, facing towards the wall, do the back bend, put one foot on the wall, and kick.

You would want your weaker leg in the air so your stronger leg can help you push off.

Just be sure to stretch out your arms every day, as well as the rest of your body. The more you practice other arm-strengthening skills, (handstands, etc.), the stronger your arms will become and the easier it will be to keep them straight. Another thing - just keep practicing! Eventually it will all come together.

Just calm down and believe in yourself. It is easy with a spotter, it takes practice to do without a spotter.

Push off the ground hard, which means you have more momentum and can move quicker. Also, condition your legs to make them stronger.

You can get enough power by doing a handstand against the wall for 10 second every day, as this will help you push and get more power.

Do pushups every day to improve your arm strength.