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My handstand goal by the age of 60

by Lorraine C. Ladish August 15, 2019
written by Lorraine C. Ladish August 15, 2019
My handstand goal by age 60 is to do a freestanding handstand. I can get myself upside down at nearly 56, but now I want to hold it and play around.

I’m turning 56 in a couple of weeks and I have a goal by 60. It is to do a “floating handstand” away from the wall. I am able to get on my hands and flip myself upside down (see photos) and get some “hang time.” Note the wall behind me in two photos, in case I fall back (I sometimes do). My goal is to get up there mostly with my core strength and hold it for a while and be able to play around with the position of my legs.

After a lifetime of challenging myself, I truly thought I was done with physical goals. So, how did I get into wanting this?

I was already pretty strong from daily yoga and doing a lot of arm balances, and a few months ago I started going to HIIT and boxing classes with my kids. I really enjoyed bringing mindfulness, strength and flexibility to the workout.

My handstand goal by age 60 is to do a freestanding handstand. I can get myself upside down at nearly 56, but now I want to hold it and play around.

The combination of yoga and workouts made me even stronger in my arms, core and legs, and one day in a class I did like 25 regular push-ups in a minute, when I used to not be able to do more than 5 and with poor form.

That feeling got me all excited, and then I realized, hey, maybe I can train for something again. So here I am, super motivated and enjoying every second of daily drills (in addition to my yoga practice), to build the strength, technique and focus to handstand with ease and grace.

Challenges keep me interested, joyful and feeling free. I can tell you that for me, the challenge used to be NOT to challenge myself. And I did that for a bit and that was also great.

How do you challenge yourself? Or maybe you prefer not to, which is fine too!

My handstand goal by age 60 is to do a freestanding handstand. I can get myself upside down at nearly 56, but now I want to hold it and play around. #yoga #over50 #senioryoga

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I’m a 21st. Century Communicator, helping empower women and others to achieve their goals. I am the founder and CEO of Viva Fifty! a bilingual community that celebrates being 50+. I’ve worked as an editor and social media coordinator for a number of online publications. I’m a content creator and regular contributor to NBCNews, Huffpost, AARP, Babycenter and Mom.me. I’ve contributed to People en Español, La Palma of The Palm Beach Post, Purple Clover, Latina magazine and Redbook . My latest book on embracing age was published by HarperCollins in 2017. But most of all I am a woman, a mom, a wife, a daughter, a sister, a friend, a writer, an entrepreneur, a yogini.

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I'm Lorraine C. Ladish, bilingual writer, mom, wife & yogi. I started my yoga & wellness journey at 12, with a book by Richard Hittleman. I have a huge flaw, an addictive and compulsive personality. In the long run, this turned out to be my biggest asset. I learned to channel it into leading a creative and productive life. At 58, I'm committed to sharing my journey to inspire others to channel their flaws into positive things and achieve greatness.

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