Maybe a slightly misleading title here - perhaps you are thinking how to time-manage your workouts with your ordinary life obligations. But that's for another time. We're talking BALANCE as in handstands, head balancing and so forth - the acrobatic art which requires not only a good sense of balance (inner ears working overtime) but strength in the shoulders, upper body and core. Enjoy the examples and maybe give the 'art' a try. You'll enjoy it - we certainly do!  We begin in Tanzania. An acrobatic gymnast 'top' in the making, there. Wait for it...   One for the current heatwave weather...   Finally, we can't resist this little kid in handstand advertising his gym - one in California which has recently produced world-champion acrobatic gymnasts...      

Lat-erally - in other words,  latissimus dorsi   - the muscle which give you the 'wings' - assisted in strength terms by deltoids in the shoulders, rhomboids and those little muscles and tendons which contribute to shoulder mobility, collectively known as rotator cuff... ...all of which add up to some pretty impressive results when properly included in training. As shown here. Examples of training:    Check out these 5 different holds for the cable pulldown to focus on specific areas of the bacl: The young 'uns know what they need to do: Ninja training is perfect!!