Happy Cat

As we develop

Skill
Gymnastics
Gymnastics

Instructions

  • Start on your hands and knees
  • Push your tummy to the floor and at the same time your bottom to the ceiling
  • Look up

Questions

How close to the floor can you get your chest and tummy without bending your arms?

Further Teaching Points

  • Shoulders over hands, hips over knees
  • Keep arms straight

Body Conditioning

Improves

  • Flexibility of back and shoulders
  • Posture

Adapting the activity

  • Enable

    • Try to ensure weight is even on hands and knees
    • Push tummy and ribs to the floor, whilst keeping arms straight
    • On arch, look at ceiling
  • Challenge

    • Extend Cat on one knee and one hand
    • Link Happy Cat to Skydiver

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