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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Gymnastics Term of the Day

Cartwheel:
a gymnastics skill in which the body makes a revolution sideways supported on the hands with arms and legs outstretched.  A cartwheel is a basic skills in gymnastics and can be a progression (lead up) to round-offs and aerial cartwheels (a cartwheel with no hands).

View this video (courtesy of EHowSports) on how to do a cartwheel http://youtu.be/97RVWQ7FBt4