Gymnastic Training
Remembering The Magnificent Seven Twenty Years Later
Many of the gymnastics fans rooting for the US Women’s Gymnastics team in Rio vividly remember their predecessors, The Fierce Five. Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross, and Jordyn Wieber famously scored a team gold in London in 2012 and became the darlings of the international media and some of the most recognizable…
Read MoreFour Gymnasts to Watch in Rio Who are Not Simone Biles
Anyone who has even the slightest interest in gymnastics knows that in Rio in August all eyes are going to be on the 19 year old Texan phenom that is the hurricane known as Simone Biles. Many pundits and even former Olympians feel she now has what it takes to make the kind of impact…
Read MoreConfused by Olympic Gymnastics Scoring? Here’s a Basic Guide
40 years ago Nadia Comăneci, then just 14 years old, stunned the world when she became the first Olympic gymnast to ever score a ‘perfect ten’ at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. But no one can score a perfect ten anymore, as such a thing no longer exists. In fact, for those watching the…
Read MoreLiving Up to the Hype: 3 Olympic Gymnasts Who Wowed the World
Going into the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, while the US Women’s’ Gymnastics team is again expected to be a very strong one much of the attention of the media is likely to focus on a single member; 19 year old Simone Biles. And to be fair, Biles deserves all of the buzz that is…
Read MoreA Brief and Basic History of Gymnastics
The history of gymnastics is a long and interesting one. As an introduction here is a brief look at just how a discipline practiced by naked Greek men became the graceful, dazzling – and fully clothed – sport it is today.
Read MoreAs McKayla and Kyla Say Goodbye, A Look Back at the Legacy of the Fierce Five
February 2016 has been a bittersweet month for gymnastics fans. While looking forward more and more every day to the upcoming Olympic trials that will decide just which of the many talented male and female US gymnasts will be heading to Rio in August to represent their country,
Read MoreFacts about the 2012 Olympics gymnastics competitions
The 2016 Olympics are almost upon us. It’s a time for the world’s best athletes to come together and compete for the title of world’s best. While we wait anxiously for them to begin we look back at some fun facts about gymnastics in the last Olympics. The team became known as the “Fab Five”…
Read MoreProviding your child growth opportunities can be fun with Gymnastics!
Professional gymnastic instructors recognize that children as young as two years old have the most flexible bones and muscles. Gymnastics is a wonderful way to help toddlers learn how to control their balance while expanding the use of their agility and endurance. Children who begin gymnastics early find sports and dance far easier to learn…
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