How to do a Cartwheel - Basic Tutorial for Beginners

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Cartwheels are a lot of fun, but they're also a great exercise for building balance and spatial awareness. We love using the cartwheel as a diagnostic since you can tell a lot about your strength asymmetries and mobility restrictions by looking at how your right and left side cartwheels stack up. If you're having trouble, be sure to click the link above for the full tutorial includes specific fixes for common problems.

We really hope you found this video useful. Please leave a comment if you have any questions at all. We'll do our best to help.

[sharegreats]

This is the best explanation on how to do a cartwheel. I (from Germany) followed these instructions and after working it out for six months I've almost aschieved to do it. Not quite as perfectly as the coach shows it, but rather close. The cartwheel is a very good exercise building up the whole body. It gives you strength and flexibility - and if you are already a bit older like me - it gives you back the feeling of youth.

[willearglimniene]

I'm 8 year old it was embarrassing for me but this video help me now I can do a cartwheel

[TomsSpeakersCorner]

A very good tutorial and one of the very few on Youtube that gives me really hope to be able to do cartwheel in the near future. But we shouldn't forget that the sportsman in this video is a very well worked-out man other than most viewers. That's why everything looks so easy with him.

[ThaddeusVilain]

Awesome tutorial to nail a skill EVERYONE should be able to do at any age. Thanks Ryan

[RavenforTea]

Excellent! Thank you! I've never had a problem with my cart wheels but I've been having a hard time explaining it to my daughter. This will go a long way

[shahriark]

Love the detail in the progressions! If you do it everyday, you will honestly get better. I still can't straighten my legs but I'm starting to enjoy it

[adamjamestoth]

Been trying to teach the kids at my AM/PM program how to cartwheel! So stoked to walk them through these progressions now!

[Hiroshiiii]

It looks so easy but when I try it it's hard :(

[aydianosman]

All I need to do for a cartwheel is straighten my legs and lift my legs up

[AR-xsdn]

As always, great tutorial. Never tried the 2nd variation, thought that a "proper" cartwheel should always be executed with straight arms. Looks like so much fun to do it from a squat position. Will try it later on today, THANKS!!!!

[helenabirecki]

So much fun! I love cartwheels and recently taught a friend of mine to do them who thought she'd never be able to. Your first progression was almost exactly what I had her start with, and then she just went towards the "full expression" of the cartwheel from there. I never thought of "drawing the line" though-- I can see how that would be really helpful for some people! Love your posts and videos!

[sheumack]

I find my abilty to cartwheel improves dramatically after the fourth pub.

[safiyah]

Yep so easy now all I need to learn is how how to put my legs in the air without pulling a muscle

[tallwaters]

It's nice to see a tutorial for something "simplier" than a handstand or a front lever etc. Thanks for catering to the "little guys" lol.

[WertherVulgarian]

Like every GMB tutorial: absolutely great! Quick and simple, not it's time to do the work myself!

[saragerges]

I just can't straighten my legs, I've been trying to do it for 2 months is it bad cause I took that long it's so frustrating

[LegoHarryPotterFreak]

Nice video as per usual! Have you thought of uploading a 90 degree pushup tutorial or wrist pushup tutorial? Do you have any tips? Great video again!

[roybassil]

Awesome tutorial! Would be nice to see a front flip tutorial too.

[hannibalshade]

I used to do this at work at the foundry I worked at to win bets.
no one believed a 300 lb guy could do a perfect cartwheel...

[hopingforsnacks]

I always feel jealous when I see kids just bust out cartwheels and handstands with ease