How much work would it take for me to learn to be able to tumble and somersault?
I take an adult acrobatics class and the way they are teaching us moves like this is by working on the bridge and the handstand as components: Bridge: starting with assistance from a yoga ball under the spine, then to holding the bridge (30 sec) without support, then to holding the bridge in an archier arch (by walking hands and feet closer together). Eventually, the bridge arch is pretty high and very strong, and you can learn to stand up from it (by sort of bouncing your arms to get a little velocity going… first you pitch forward to your knees, but eventually you can bounce back up to stand). Once you have the strength to get up smoothly from the bridge, you can start learning to backbend into it. People in my class learning this are not bending back from standing but from kneeling, or using spotters to help them. You might need a buddy at this point. Also from the bridge you can kick your legs over (a 1-2 kick like walking), which will help develop the muscles needed for back han
Disclosure: I am an ex-gymnast and ex-gymnastics teacher. You can safely learn the core skills alone, but get a spotter when you learn any actual tumbling skill — a badly flubbed one can land you square on your head. To build to a back handspring, the most important core skill is flexibility, not strength. Flexible wrists allow you to keep them on the floor longer, so you have better control of the move’s launch; flexible ankles make your exits and landings much more forgiving; and the more flexible your back, the tighter and easier your back walkovers are. If you aren’t flexible, you’ll have to overpower parts of the move, which increases the difficulty (and risk!). So, the first thing to do is start stretching yourself habitually to increase your range of motion. Once warmed up, you’ll move on to Back bridges. You’ll notice immediately that wrist, foot and back flexibility are all critical to these. At first you’ll just want to hold them for 30-60 seconds at a time, but over time yo
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