Backwards somersaults, balancing splits and walkovers - these are moves even the most accomplished of gymnasts would be proud to pull off.

But new gymnastics boy wonder Arat Hosseini, 2, is already able to perform the complicated poses after taking up the sport when he was just nine months old.

Arat has been perfecting his technique for more than half his life - and the Iranian toddler is taking social media by storm with his amazing stunts and flexibility.

Arat Hosseini (pictured left and right), 2, shows off his upper body strength with various poses around the family home

Using his remarkable upper body strength, Arat hauls his legs up during a practise session at his home

Here the two-year-old is pictured free climbing a wall near his parent's home in Babol, Iran

His parents Mohamad and Fatemeh, who live in Babol in Iran's Mazandaran Province, say their son has had no professional training and practices for just 10 to 20 minutes daily.

Mohamad said: 'One day when I returned home from work and put my finger in Arat's hand, he got up slowly and, gripping my finger very tightly, pulled his legs off the ground.

'At that time I noticed the strength and power Arat had and was very surprised. Arat's favourite trick is performing a backwards somersault.

'He is very playful and does about 20 minutes of exercise a day.

'All the videos on our Instagram page show the first or second time he has performed a trick.

'Usually he can do it easily after 10 minutes of practise.'

Arat has perfected yoga poses such as balancing splits, as well as more traditional gymnastic moves like backwards walkovers and somersaults.

Many of his stunts are filmed in bizarre locations in the family's home in Babol in the Mazandaran Province and show him balancing on top of televisions, kitchen counters and stairs or climbing up walls.

Other videos show the tiny tot performing press ups with 6.5kg weights on his back and doing sit ups holding a large weight.

'Arat is an extra special person and in sport he will be unattainable - he will succeed,' Mohamad said.

'My wish is that Arat finds a lot of good friends in the world. Success is our goal and we can finish.'

Arat performs a backward walkover while perched on a table, which is sat on top of a table

Arat has amassed more than 18,000 followers on Instagram after pictures of him performing often bizarre stunts in his parents' home proved surprisingly popular

Pictured is Arat's father Mohammad watching on as his son performs a backwards walkover at a local river

Arat's father claims he discovered his son's talents when the toddler one day pulled his legs off the ground while gripping his father's hand