Gymnastics : How to Do a Cartwheel

When doing a cartwheel, try to keep your hips right over the top in the middle of the cartwheel. End your cartwheel in a lunge with help from a gymnastics coach in this free video on gymnastics.

Expert: Andrea Pratt
Bio: Andrea Pratt has been training for more than 10 years at Utah Pinnacle and Hunts Gymnastics. S
Filmmaker: Michael Burton

Series Description: Gymnastics involves many stretches, positions and moves including walkovers, cartwheels and handstands. Learn gymnastics basics with help from a gymnastics coach in this free video series on gymnastics.

[nikolyevic]

I feel like she brought a four year old in to mock my lack of athletism.

[kelseyalaynahunter]

I don't get how you kick off or bring your hips over

[luna-dwrj]

I can't get my legs straight in the air!!😢

[Tenia-rg]

TO EVERYONE WHO SAYS THEY CANT DO A CARTWHEEL;
I’ve been wanting to do a cartwheel ever since I was in 2nd grade. I was tumbling falling and it was embarrassing. Today I watched this video and I finally found out how! It doesn’t look as clean as I want it to, but I finally got it! The trick for me was opening my legs during the middle. I ended up tumbling and falling if I didn’t do so. I don’t know what the problem is for anyone else, but good luck!

[parkrixdinoparkzian]

*Me doing cartwheel*

Me:Ok... I can do this

* lunges, flips *

Me:WHY AM I GOING TO THE

*falls*

Me:My back hurts, and this is why I embarrass myself in taekwondo

[mh]

I think it's my hips that are making my cartwheel which faults right into my legs going crazy everywhere. No matter how many tutorial videos I watch, I can't get it down right. I used to be able when I was little. I will keep trying. And I wish I had helpful-enough parents to hold my hips to make sure I'm doing it right. I want to tryout for Cheerleading and I think that just this little cartwheel will lower my chances. But maybe not cause they might not cut anyone from the team if there isn't enough girls to tryout. Wish me luck!? (:

[AwesomeZora]

Someone younger can do this but I can't. It's kinda embarrassing...."

[astraea]

Are there any exercises to help landing?

[crystal]

That's kind of sad, I mean a 4 yr old can, but I can't get the hang of it.! ;(

[melissaaa]

Lol the child makes it look sooo damn easy where it's fucking tricky :l

[gamercraftkitty]

It always feels like I'm doing it right but one of my legs stay bent or my legs are not straight in the air
Edit: I CAN FINALLY DO IT! Everyone just keep practicing! It took me a time! A whole month! And I can do it now!

[psycherose]

This didnt really help me.... it was to fast!

[emmymarlene]

I’ve always been that kid that couldn’t do a cartwheel

[jessicajanehuerta]

Nice. I learned how to do a cartwheel when I was in pre-school. :)

[grayish]

I can't keep my legs straight. Any advice?

[martialmusicman]

Any tips for tall, adult men who just wanna feel a little more ninja?

[yamilexmartinez]

my legs go down how do i stop it ?? -_-

[thomasmccarthyparkinson]

I'm going to an audition to go to this dance school and I can not to an aerial and apparently of u want to do one u need to know how to do an aerial

[tvaholicsquidney]

@ihatehackerz a simple area of soft grass is good enough that's how i learnt how to do a cartwheel and a one handed cartwheel starting on my right hand and i have recently learnt how to do a cartwheel starting on the other hand just using grass :)

[EmilyA]

You don't need one. I learned on a beach, and a lawn would work just as well.