You might not have guessed it, but gymnasts are the strongest, pound for pound, of all the Olympic athletes. Holding yourself upside down for long periods of time, flipping through the air, using rings and bars and all the other amazing stuff involved in gymnastics will get you seriously strong. Gymnasts have a level of strength that most normal people would consider near superhuman strength—but even training in gymnastics as an amateur will get you upper body strength, core strength and power like no other workout can do.
Or twentyfold. Or whatever. Working on backbends and pikes require more flexibility than the average workout. And yes, you may even be able to do the splits one day. Taking part in gymnastics, however, will increase your coordination by helping you gain more control over your body. Not only does it make you become less fearful and more confident in athletics, it can also translate to other areas of your life, even positively impaction your career, your relationships, and your dreams.
No matter your age, gymnastics will bring you back to the days when childlike wonder filled every moment. Image credit: Rick McCharles.
You'll also receive weekly physical and mental fitness-related content to help get you fired up for the week ahead. In fact if I reach behind me a certain way I get a sharp pain; have had this issue as long as I can remember. I too am totally uncoordinated. Sorry to hear that. Have you ever been to a physical therapist to get it diagnosed? I can remember the time I was able to do all of that.
But it just seems as you get older all those things just fall by the waste side. The last thing I want to do is try to impress my friends while trying to figure out how to get myself untwisted like a pretzel.
But I can definitely believe gymnastics can make you strong because it helps to build muscle. Just start slow, and you can do anything you put your mind to! Hey, I think your video is pretty impressive!
And what you wrote is quite inspriring and funny. Hi Krista, Awesome post! Feel free to share this with others who may be interested in trying or continuing gymnastics as an adult. No way, you should definitely give it a shot, Serge! Although any sort of bodyweight training becomes easier the leaner you are, there is absolutely no reason that if you work at it you can master a front flip.
Go for it Serge. In my experience, some of the tallest guys were the highest flippers. Im 28 disabled and i successfully did my first split two days ago. Wbile handstand ks no as metal plate in wrist makes pancake hands impossible. I can do a back roll,shoulder stand, working on elbow stands and forward rolls using elbows. You can dk a lot it just takes time to grt splits start with half split and work on lunges i figured sense i was inch off ground in lunge for forward split i figured i would try and i did it.
Good for you!! At Gymfinity Kids we offer a minute class for pre-schooler from walking. Promoting parent-child bonding and social development through exploring the wonders of gymnastics! So, this session focuses on floor activities with stations and obstacles for you to explore together.
Our goal is to inspire children to keep fit, improve their health, strength and wellbeing, but above all to have fun. We help children develop the skills to cope with new challenges, socialise with others, and improve coordination skills by providing a high standard of coaching, a wide range of club activities, and a state-of-the-art environment that is fun for all levels and abilities. At the point of joining Gymfinity Kids, every child will receive an evaluation to confirm which class will be best for them.
We have clubs across the UK, visit our website to find your local Gymfinity Kids: www. The answer depends on how old your child is now and what they want right now. If they are a toddler, then the answer is now.
Make it enjoyable, explore all of the soft equipment. These sessions are as much about bonding with you as it is about developing skills. We would recommend continuing for as long as it remains something they enjoy.
For older children ask them if they are interested in the sport. When they are interested in it, that is when they should start! It really is that simply. We have heard parents say my child is too old now. That is simply not true. Our founder started attending gymnastic classes at 11 years old and was British Champion at 16 years. When a child identifies that they want to engage with the sport that is the right time to start and equally the reverse is true. When they know their love for the sport has passed, then it is time to stop.
Benchmark Gymnastics Club is a grassroots floor and vault club. I would have gotten back into it sooner but I played soccer from and got a bad ankle injury. So I decided to swallow my fears of being too old to get back into it and just do It! Yes, I am far behind from other gymnasts. That only means I need to work that much more harder to get to where they are. And being an online student has its perks of time management. I have more hours in a day. So do what makes you happy. A man once said the sky was the limit…and then because of a certain competition between Russia and the US, we landed someone on the moon.
No matter the expectations. Expectations are never the same as reality. I wish you all the best!! Never give up! Fight for your own reality that makes you happy. I first want to thank you for your comment, my name is Cara and I am one of the blog writers for All Gymnasts this blog. Your comment was extremely inspiring and I want to apologize for the things you have been through.
I am sorry you were pulled out of gymnastics even though you had such a passion for it, but it does not mean that was the end of your gymnastics career! We only live in this one life and why should we let other people have control on what we do?
It kills me when people look back on regret for things that have not done but wanted to do. Everyone should live their life how they want to! I am so happy to hear that you are getting back into gymnastics! I am very close to a Level 9 Gymnast that just started homeschool this year to work towards her dream of becoming an Elite Gymnast.
I remember her telling me that going to school was hard for her in a way because she was practicing gymnastics for hours and hours, doing homework during lunch recess, and even had to go into school late or pulled out early just to make mandatory practices. She told me she was always shy and quiet but when she was practice she was always herself because her gymnastics team understood her.
Gymnasts understand Gymnasts. Gymnastics is a very hard sport that includes all the tears, sweat, and even blood! I believe that you are doing the right thing and I wish nothing but the best for you! You are definitely one motivational, courageous, unique individual- never let anyone stop YOU from what YOU want to do as well! Hi I am almost 17 and I am not flexible at all.
So my question is if I would take classes could I get good enough to complete. Excuse some of my grammar in my previous comment. I just got this new phone and I am still not used to the keyboard. I am in online school. Not almost in it. Hi my name is Sarah, and I am a 34 year old gymnast who competes at the college club level. I was a level 4 gymnast when I was 11, but I gave up gymnastics when I was 13 because of homelife issues. So, it took over a year to get my bridge with straight arms and straight legs, it took like 8 months to kick over, and it took about 3 years for me to do backwalkover again.
I should also point out that I found a gym to take me in when I was 29 and help me with bar skills. The gym owner thought it was crazy but it watched me go from being 29 and pounds to being 32 and being pounds and doing back walkovers on the beam.
It is so awesome to do gymnastics at Also, since I have worked so hard on my flexibility and keep my weight at pounds, I can do the skills easily. My back is so flexible, and I can even touch my toes to my head again; which took a very long time to get back!
Thank you Sarah for sharing! You surely inspired me! Now I think I found the thing I really love and I hope to get better and better despite my age. Hello Sarah! I wanted to thank you for sharing your story! It is very inspirational to say the least.
I am trying to help my daughter who is currently frustrated with restrictions resulting from Covid I had to pull her out in her early years of training due to moving and was finally able to start again 2 years ago. Despite the gap in training she retained most of past training and within 2 years she has progressed to Platinum Excel levels and a solid level 6.
This sport really makes her happy both mentally and emotionally, not to mention it keeps her physically fit.
I am trying to find some way to help her to continue training. Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. Hi sara, I have a question I gave up gymnastics when I was about 9 years old however I started again in 17 now im 18 and Im really trying hard Do you think that I may have a chance to compete? I was a competitive gymnast from age 3 to age For 10 years I have been saying how I wish I could get back into it and be flexible like I used to be.
Your story definitely inspired me to give it a try! When I was younger I was in gymnastics but my mother had cancer and I had to quit because I had no one to take me and it was not a necessity but now I am 12 and I am trying again and I hope I do well and succeed. Hi you have an email skylar i would really love to be your pen pal i am going through a simalar situation pls answer i am also 12!
Thx Hannah McRae. I was in gymnastics when I was a kid. I loved it but my mom had to pull me out for financial reasons. I am now 40yrs…not nearly fit or flexible. Am I to old to attempt it again? I read these comments and it is very inspiring. I did gymnastics when I was 2 but my parents pulled me out because I was afraid of the bar. They are building a house and I have been asking since before. Apart from the physical and developmental benefits, doing gymnastics is fun, social and incredibly rewarding.
Gymnastics is all about teaching children the fundamental movement skills they need to lead a physically active and healthy life full of sport and recreation. Coordination and Movement Skills Gymnastics is the basis of all sports, laying the building blocks for a range of athletic and recreational pursuits.
The Value of Persistence and Effort Gymnastics teaches young children to try and try again to achieve even the simplest of skills.
Gymnastics is not an easy sport, and can even be scary at times! However, if children try hard they will see progress. The joy of trying, learning and eventually being rewarded for effort is at the heart of persistence.
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