There are worse things to be addicted to, but to say that your teenage daughters are obsessed with gymnastics would certainly not be an understatement. In fact, ever since school has been out and the team’s practice schedule has moved to the mornings it seems like there is little more talked about at your house than the sport of gymnastics. Your girls are on the competitive club team at their gym and even though it is not meet season there are all kinds of kinds of gymnastics events that are going on. From planning for National Gymnastics Day on September 19 to hosting evening gymnastics classes for adults as a fundraiser, your daughters are either flipping or talking about flipping!
As more and more trainers teach their clients about using their own body weight for training, it should come as no surprise that gymnastics events are growing in popularity. The fact that gymnasts of all ages can perform pull ups and push ups with ease is one indicator that this sport knows how to train. For this reason, a growing number of clubs are hosting adult events so that the moms and dads of the fit gymnasts can also learn some basics about strength training and conditioning.
Staying Physically Fit Is a Challenge for Many Americans
In a time when children now spend more than seven and a half hours a day in front of a screen, it should come as no surprise that parents are looking for ways to make sure that their children get involved in a sport that keeps them active and in shape. Getting kids away from televisions, phones, video games, and computers can be a challenge, but in a world where only one in three children are physically active every day many parents are desperate for ways to make sure that their kids are not part of the nonactive 66%.
Gymnastics facilities across the country not only train recreational and team gymnasts, they also offer open gym times when parents, younger children, and entire families can safely be instructed in use of balance beams for core training and uneven bars for gaining upper arm strength. It is no secret that gymnastics is a perfect training sport for many athletes. From divers to pole vaulters, gymnastics teaches both air sense and core strength. Even hurdlers, long jumpers, and triple jumpers can benefit from the timing that is learned in the earliest of gymnastics training in the vault.
If you are looking for a way to get yourself, your child, or your entire family in shape, visiting your local gymnastics facility or participating in gymnastics events in your community may be the best bet.