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# Cartwheel
> Novice · Dynamic · Unilateral. Strength, balance, cardio
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| **Difficulty** | Novice |
| **Velocity** | Dynamic |
| **Symmetry** | Unilateral |
| **Athlete** | Louis |
| **Video length** | 16 s |
## Technique
1. Stand sideways relative to your direction of travel.
2. Reach down and plant your hands on the floor one after the other.
3. Kick your legs overhead one by one, landing on the lead foot and then the trailing foot to return to standing.
## Form tips
* Kick explosively to gain momentum to complete the movement smoothly.
* Try to keep your body in a single plane of motion.
* Keep your legs and arms as straight as possible.
**Logging:** Repetitions done on one side.
## Muscles
Strength
- Forearms
- Neck
- Back
- Shoulders
* Triceps brachii (long head)
* Triceps brachii (medial head)
* Triceps brachii (lateral head)
* Flexor carpi radialis
* Flexor carpi ulnaris
* Palmaris longus
* Abductor pollicis longus
* Flexor digitorum profondus
* Flexor digitorum superficialis
* Flexor pollicis longus
* Upper trapezius
* Levator scapulae
## Equipment
## Appears in
## Regressions
Beginner
Elite
Intermediate
Intermediate
Elite
Advanced
Want to log this exercise? Open it in [Calistree](https://calistree.app/datasheet/cartwheel-e11p). Text and images are used under [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/); the video plays from the original source.
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