STANDING FORWARD FOLD

STANDING FORWARD FOLD The ability to bend forward easily is something that is very helpful in everyday life like picking up things, tying your shoes etc. For calisthenics, it enables for advanced more like hanging leg lifts, L-sits, handstands etc. The forward fold can be trained in many ways, and the standing version is the most common. But there are also other means to train, e.g. sitting on the floor, stall bars etc. The easiest way to start is with level 1, where you bend your knees, fold forward and put your hands on something like yoga blocks or a stool (hands higher than feet). Then keeping your hands there, try to straighten the legs, either together or leg by leg. Once you get comfortable with that, you can try Level 2. Level 2 is similar, but you put your hands on the floor and the feet on the floor (same level) and you do the same knee bend, forward fold and knee straightening. For normal everyday use, this level of flexibility is sufficient. If you want to get good at calisthenics skills, your should strive for Level 3, where you stand on top of a yoga blocks and hands on the floor (feet higher than hands) and you do the same knee bend, forward fold and knee straightening.