New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….

Original story (published on July 9, 2022) follows:

Bryce McKenzie is the new found sensation on TikTok these days. And people of TikTok are highly indebted to him already for fueling a fitness trend that’s called the Handstand Challenge.

It’s not a regular fun challenge. Rather it’s a trend that has people leaving their couches and perform handstands. The trend amplified the moment it was posted by Bryce on TikTok on 4th of July.

And here is Bryce’s video performing the handstand himself with Ian Asher’s original sound running in the background

@brycemckenzie

How about this for a challenge?

♬ original sound - Ian Asher

However, the handstand that Bryce performed was quite basic.

People are now adding interesting twists to the challenge. While others are making it somewhat more challenging.

For instance, tons of people are performing the handstand and trying to remove an item of their clothing like T-shirt and joggers, while their legs are still hanging in the air.

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Some decided to make the challenge simpler for beginners and called it a Wall Handstand challenge.

In this, people are simply required to stand against the wall and take support of it so that they can perform the challenge without getting hurt. Rest remains the same.

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So, it won’t be surprising if we see other weirder or stranger variations of the trends in the upcoming days.

Celebrities who performed the Handstand Challenge so far

Ever since the Challenge appeared, a huge number of celebrities took to it. The effortless and quick handstand performed by some of them left the world awestruck.

Widely popular media personality Addison Rae performed the Handstand challenge with tremendous ease that it had some people in utter disbelief.

@addisonre

♬ original sound - Ian Asher

The video has over 48 million views and approximately 7 million likes. Some people even left comments on her video saying, “My neck would have snapped” or “How do you even do that”.

While NBC Olympics declared Simone Biles “the undisputed champion of the Handstand challenge“.

The video of Simone performing the challenge was also posted by other official sports account on Twitter.

Next in line is Dua Lipa who took to Instagram to flaunt her flexibility. She managed to garner 23 million views and 3 million likes on her video performing the handstand.

Famous social media personality Charli D’Amelio also tried the best she could do and it’s safe to say that her handstand was quite stretchy. Check out the video below:

@charlidamelio

this was the best i could do credit @Bryce McKenzie

♬ original sound - Ian Asher

Shannon Miller, former artistic gymnast, followed the footsteps of Simone Biles and performed the handstand challenge in quite a similar way. She also successfully removed her pants while holding the handstand pose.

Last in the list is mixed martial artist, Miesha Tate, who is hopefully not the last. Tate accepted the handstand challenge and posted her video on Twitter. Her daughter doing the challenge with her was undoubtedly the highlight of the video.

How safe is this TikTok trend Handstand Challenge?

Several yoga practitioners and fitness influencers have issued statements stating how severely harmful this challenge can be. People can even end up fracturing their neck or spine.

Considering the affliction that this challenge is capable of posing, some videos on TikTok now also appear with a disclaimer and warning.

Disclaimer on the video
Warning issued on the video

“Just did this and landed into my dresser”, reads the caption of one of the videos on TikTok.

Moreover, people who are doing the handstand are proclaimed dancers, trainers, gymnasts and someone who’s a regular at performing yoga.
And for a beginner, it is surely a cumbersome task.

But here’s a video for beginners, before they plunge into performing the challenge.

So, don’t forget to do some stretching and attain perfection over some yoga poses before you mindlessly take up the Handstand challenge.

Update 1 (July 11)

13:00 (IST) Candace Cameron’s video performing the handstand challenge has now taken the internet by storm.

The actress accepted the challenge and performed the handstand gracefully. She posted the video on Instagram with the caption, “I don’t even know what trend this is… but give me a fitness challenge and I’m in 😜🤣!”

She attempted the challenge in a red hoodie and denim shorts which also had some people wondering in awe of her impressively chiseled
legs.

Nevertheless, the new attendees and developments of the challenge will be regularly updated and posted here.

And if you have any resourceful information or tip to share with us, feel free to drop it in the comments section below.

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