My Brother Is Advised To Try Tumbling

My brother has just finished his entrance exams. He was complaining to me the other day that he didn't know what to do with his three months of summer vacation. I suggested that he take up gymnastics because the flips in gymnastics are very handsome and will make him the centre of attention on stage as soon as he enters university.

In fact, I also felt that as a 21st century male university student, he really needed to have some other strengths apart from his studies, so I bought him an air track mat and helped him to find out how to train tumbling and let him practice gymnastics.

I pick an air track

Firstly, the air track mat is the same size as a gymnastics mat, but as it is inflatable, it can be placed in any corner of the house, such as on a cupboard, under the bed, under the sofa, etc., once I have extracted the air. Secondly, it is very flexible and suitable for tumbling training. I bought a big square mat for my brother, because as a beginner he has a high chance of tumbling out of shape. I didn't want to see him fall on the floor.

Backflip in place

The backflip is divided into three parts: the preparation part, the basic part and the finish part.

Preparation: Start with the arms straight up against the palms of the ears, legs straight and close together, not too far apart, chest in, back up, head in, chin slightly tucked, eyes looking straight ahead, then bend the knees and half squat while swinging the arms from the front of the body to the sides of the body, upper body tense, continue to maintain the waist and head in a standing position.

Basic part: The stance at the end of the preparation part is the stance at the beginning of the basic part. Both legs are fully stirred, (the centre of gravity is slightly shifted back) both arms swing up quickly, rising to the highest point near the body's centre of gravity, then quickly gather the body with hands on the knees and flip 360° around the horizontal axis of the body's centre of gravity, when the flip is completed, the arms should be raised, the body extended and the legs released in time to be ready for the end part.

Ending section: After a short period of time in the air, you will enter the ending section. At this point, when the practitioner's body is extended and the two feet touch the ground, the forefoot slowly transitions to the full foot, while the ankle, knee and hip joints should be coordinated to flex to make a good cushion, and finally into a double-legged stand into the two arms up to end the posture.

Recommend an online shop

You may be wondering which shop I purchased from. In fact, I bought it from Kameymall because the mats sold in this shop support custom sizes. This means that I can order the right size of mat according to the space available in my house for training.