Intro to Gymnastics : Doing a Back Bend for Gymnastics Warm-Ups
The trick to learning a back bend is to stand with feet shoulder-width apart, create a diamond with your hands in front of you and watch the diamond as you move your arms over your head until you touch the ground behind you. Practice getting into a back bend from a standing position with advice from a gymnastics coach in this free video on gymnastics.
Expert: Andrea Pratt
Contact: usagymnasticsworld.com
Bio: Andrea Pratt has been training for more than 10 years at Utah Pinnacle and Hunts Gymnastics and coaches at USA Gymnastics World in Bountiful, Utah.
Filmmaker: Michael Burton
Series Description: The basics of gymnastics include cartwheels, handstands, the splits and stretching. Understand some simple gymnastic warm-ups with help from a gymnastics coach in this free video series on youth sports.