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Stand with your legs slightly apart. Grip the outside of one of your feet with the hand on the same side. Push your leg up behind you. Turn your elbow outward. Grip your foot with your other hand. Push your leg higher. Use a sports band to practice.

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You should be facing forward, with your arms at your sides. If you are attempting the scorpion for the first time, you may want to have a spotter there to assist you, or stand near a dresser or other flat, stable surface you can use for balance. Bend your leg backward at the knee so that you can reach your foot. Use the hand on the same side of your body to grip your foot (e.g., if you are bending your left leg, grip it with your left hand). Keep the knee on your other leg locked for stability. Use your leg muscles to stretch your leg as high as it will go behind you. Don’t use your hand to pull your muscles, just use it to guide your foot into the correct position. As your leg raises higher, turn the elbow on the hand gripping your foot outward so that it points forward, in front of your head. Reach behind you and grab your foot with your other hand, so that both hands are now holding your foot. Your elbows should be above your head, pointing in front of you. Try to push your leg as high as it will go. This is the scorpion. If you can’t quite reach your toes yet, use a sports band to help you stretch. Hold the band in both hands behind your legs like you would with a skipping rope. Put the band around the top of one foot (near your toes) and pull your leg up behind you.