title: Front limber
text: # Front limber
  
  A front limber is a gymnastics skill where the gymnast performs a handstand, carries the momentum forward, landing in a bridge, and then pulls their upper body upwards, ending in a standing position. It is related to a front walkover, but it is a variant as both legs are carried forward at once whereas each leg is taken over separately in a walkover.
  
  This is how it is done correctly:
  
  * Kick up into handstand, and hold it momentarily.
  * Push shoulders 'out' and arch the back, with feet together and toes pointed.
  * Bend knees until feet land on the floor.
  * Immediately push the hips forward and push off the hands to stand up ending with arms overhead.
  
  Tips: Look at hands throughout
  
  * Land with feet about a foot apart
  * Stretch back before doing a front limber
  * If doing for the first time, do on to a raised surface (sofa, mat) as the back does not have to arch as much.
  
  ## Similar gymnastic skills
  
  * Back limber
  * Front walkover, Back walkover
  * Front or back handsprings
  