hi I’m Veronica Lodge mojo comm and today fitness guru Nick Robinson is
today fitness guru Nick Robinson is
today fitness guru Nick Robinson is working upside-down to reverse the
working upside-down to reverse the
working upside-down to reverse the effects gravity can have on our bodies
effects gravity can have on our bodies
effects gravity can have on our bodies by showing us how to do a headstand head
by showing us how to do a headstand head
by showing us how to do a headstand head stands are one of my favorite inversions
stands are one of my favorite inversions
stands are one of my favorite inversions for me it becomes like a moving
for me it becomes like a moving
for me it becomes like a moving meditation but beyond meditating head
meditation but beyond meditating head
meditation but beyond meditating head stands and inversions have some
stands and inversions have some
stands and inversions have some significant other benefits for example
significant other benefits for example
significant other benefits for example when you reverse the blood flow like
when you reverse the blood flow like
when you reverse the blood flow like that it improves your circulation
that it improves your circulation
that it improves your circulation improves your alignment improves your
improves your alignment improves your
improves your alignment improves your core stability and core strength it
core stability and core strength it
core stability and core strength it improves your endorphin or logical
improves your endorphin or logical
improves your endorphin or logical system function helps relieve adrenal
system function helps relieve adrenal
system function helps relieve adrenal fatigue it improves your digestion
fatigue it improves your digestion
fatigue it improves your digestion it can even relieve insomnia and some
it can even relieve insomnia and some
it can even relieve insomnia and some mild depression so today we’re going to
mild depression so today we’re going to
mild depression so today we’re going to learn how to do a basic headstand now
learn how to do a basic headstand now
learn how to do a basic headstand now the first thing we need to do is to go
the first thing we need to do is to go
the first thing we need to do is to go throwing from a standing position to a
throwing from a standing position to a
throwing from a standing position to a headstand is you want to gradually
headstand is you want to gradually
headstand is you want to gradually reverse the blood flow so I’m going to
reverse the blood flow so I’m going to
reverse the blood flow so I’m going to have her on account come into a child
have her on account come into a child
have her on account come into a child pose and usually I would have her remain
pose and usually I would have her remain
pose and usually I would have her remain here for a minute or more so that her
here for a minute or more so that her
here for a minute or more so that her body gets used to changing the blood
body gets used to changing the blood
body gets used to changing the blood flow around when she’s ready I’m gonna
flow around when she’s ready I’m gonna
flow around when she’s ready I’m gonna have her roll the top of her head on the
have her roll the top of her head on the
have her roll the top of her head on the mat the reason for that is everyone’s
mat the reason for that is everyone’s
mat the reason for that is everyone’s head is a little bit of a different
head is a little bit of a different
head is a little bit of a different shape so the place you’re gonna press
shape so the place you’re gonna press
shape so the place you’re gonna press into the floor may not be the same as on
into the floor may not be the same as on
into the floor may not be the same as on on my head so you want to look for that
on my head so you want to look for that
on my head so you want to look for that spot that feels comfortable connected to
spot that feels comfortable connected to
spot that feels comfortable connected to the floor so now she’s gonna take her
the floor so now she’s gonna take her
the floor so now she’s gonna take her hands and she’s gonna just bring her
hands and she’s gonna just bring her
hands and she’s gonna just bring her fingers together behind her head and
fingers together behind her head and
fingers together behind her head and make a triangle with her elbows now
make a triangle with her elbows now
make a triangle with her elbows now she’s not going to go up into this type
she’s not going to go up into this type
she’s not going to go up into this type of a headstand I’m gonna have her press
of a headstand I’m gonna have her press
of a headstand I’m gonna have her press her elbows into the mat and where her
her elbows into the mat and where her
her elbows into the mat and where her elbows leave a little indentation she’s
elbows leave a little indentation she’s
elbows leave a little indentation she’s going to place her hands perfect now
going to place her hands perfect now
going to place her hands perfect now she’s gonna solidly connect with the
she’s gonna solidly connect with the
she’s gonna solidly connect with the floor with her palm so this is really
floor with her palm so this is really
floor with her palm so this is really important because you’ve got weight now
important because you’ve got weight now
important because you’ve got weight now on your head and on each hand so in
on your head and on each hand so in
on your head and on each hand so in three places
three places
three places she’s gonna tuck her toes in and she’s
she’s gonna tuck her toes in and she’s
she’s gonna tuck her toes in and she’s going to gradually lift her dummy and
going to gradually lift her dummy and
going to gradually lift her dummy and start to walk her feet in now she’s not
start to walk her feet in now she’s not
start to walk her feet in now she’s not walking her back she’s walking her bum
walking her back she’s walking her bum
walking her back she’s walking her bum into alignment with the rest of her
into alignment with the rest of her
into alignment with the rest of her spine good now when your legs start to
spine good now when your legs start to
spine good now when your legs start to get light I’m going to have veronika
get light I’m going to have veronika
get light I’m going to have veronika take one leg place it on her arm lift
take one leg place it on her arm lift
take one leg place it on her arm lift the second leg place it on her arm and
the second leg place it on her arm and
the second leg place it on her arm and now she’s going to bring her pelvis into
now she’s going to bring her pelvis into
now she’s going to bring her pelvis into alignment lifting through the belly but
alignment lifting through the belly but
alignment lifting through the belly but now when you feel ready veronika you can
now when you feel ready veronika you can
now when you feel ready veronika you can try to uncurl all the way up good you’re
try to uncurl all the way up good you’re
try to uncurl all the way up good you’re not quite aligned beautiful good now
not quite aligned beautiful good now
not quite aligned beautiful good now reverse that bring it down slow slow
reverse that bring it down slow slow
reverse that bring it down slow slow slow slow
slow slow
slow slow good and then good you can take one knee
good and then good you can take one knee
good and then good you can take one knee down at a time or come down into crow
perfect high-five so now that you’ve
perfect high-five so now that you’ve learned how to float up into a headstand
learned how to float up into a headstand
learned how to float up into a headstand instead of kicking up into a headstand
instead of kicking up into a headstand
instead of kicking up into a headstand that action of floating and lifting from
that action of floating and lifting from
that action of floating and lifting from the pelvis in the belly is what we’ll
the pelvis in the belly is what we’ll
the pelvis in the belly is what we’ll teach you how to do a variation of other
teach you how to do a variation of other
teach you how to do a variation of other movements from the headstand what I find
movements from the headstand what I find
movements from the headstand what I find more exciting is that when you learn how
more exciting is that when you learn how
more exciting is that when you learn how to float up like that you learn how to
to float up like that you learn how to
to float up like that you learn how to float up even into a handstand which
float up even into a handstand which
float up even into a handstand which allows you to develop much deeper and
allows you to develop much deeper and
allows you to develop much deeper and more connected core strength and we know
more connected core strength and we know
more connected core strength and we know that that deeper and more connected core
that that deeper and more connected core
that that deeper and more connected core strength serves you not just when you’re
strength serves you not just when you’re
strength serves you not just when you’re playing in the inversions and arm
playing in the inversions and arm
playing in the inversions and arm balances but also serves you in any
balances but also serves you in any
balances but also serves you in any other athletic capacity that deeply
other athletic capacity that deeply
other athletic capacity that deeply connected belly will help you not just
connected belly will help you not just
connected belly will help you not just in your athletic life but also to have a
in your athletic life but also to have a
in your athletic life but also to have a beautiful posture and grow old
beautiful posture and grow old
beautiful posture and grow old gracefully
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