Secret? Some of it is genetics (I'm a pear, and I have never carried weight around my middle), a lot of it is high mileage trail running with lots of steep downhills (hence the giant quads), but I think the primary thing that has "helped" me over the years is something an old whitewater kayaking friend hammered in to my head: put your "stress" in your core...not your neck, not your shoulders, not your jaw...your core. It was very helpful to ground myself using my abs and glutes when I was boating. And I think since then I've always carried "stress" in my abs (I don't boat any more...got too old and scared, but I loved it when I did it). I suck at all of the trendy core exercises. I'm not that strong right now, due to several months of general slacking.

OK, but seriously, this is about HANDSTANDS, ladies. I never realized it required so much finesse. It's pretty magical when you hit that balance point and can stay there.

They have a handstand pushup video on the Crossfit website. Whoa. This is the handstand video that I've been studying most. I still have too much of a "bend" in my spine.

Who went out and did a handstand today?