Take care with: wrists, shoulders, neck
If you have trouble with your wrists or shoulders or neck, check with a doctor or physio first. In the app we automatically swap this exercise for a gentler one when you report it.
Wall handstand hold
How to
- 1
Get into a high plank with your feet against a wall and your hands shoulder-width apart.
- 2
Slowly walk your feet up the wall and your hands closer to it until you are nearly vertical.
- 3
Push the floor away with your shoulders by your ears and your core and glutes tight.
- 4
Hold and breathe, then walk back down the same way.
Tips
Start only halfway up the wall and go higher gradually.
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