backbend

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[ˈbakbɛnd], (Noun)

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- a movement in gymnastics, dance, or yoga in which the body is arched backwards and downwards from an upright position until the hands touch the floor or arched upwards from a supine position, using the hands and feet for support
(e.g: even gentle backbends seemed impossible for me)


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