Really, it's testament to the extent to which humans can delude themselves that I ended up here. Nine days and three online classes into 'learning to do a handstand', I am moments away from crying and ...

A handstand workout sounds mildly silly, until you see that guy. Every gym has one. The bloke quietly working out in a corner. He isn’t queuing for machines, he isn’t hoarding dumbbells during the ...

Throwing myself at the ground has never been very appealing to me, even as a bouncy little girl. Handstands were also something I could never do. I would happily pretend to be the cheerleader while ...

As a former amateur gymnast, I know a good handstand when I see one. That’s why I can say with full confidence that no creature on God’s green earth can perform a handstand with quite as much gumption ...

Graeme Murty was at Scotstoun when the call came - watching the Glasgow Warriors rugby team on a Friday night in February 2017. The voice at the other end of the phone was brief in its instruction.