Hi all,
I hope you don;t mind me asking a question here... I'll warn you it is quite frivolous!
My daughter is 10, and went from a 1hr/week rec class to 8hr/week class about 10 months ago. We're in the UK, she competes as a floor and vault gymnast, but trains on bars and beams, and does a couple of comps a year as four piece. She loves her gym, and has drive and determination, but with a realistic view of how far she will get given the age she started. We are a new family to gym, it's a huge learning curve and we support her and are proud of her work ethic and attitude.
Anyway, one thing I was unprepared for is the way her body shape has changed so quickly. She's always danced, since increasing the gym her legs and abs are becoming more toned and muscular but, boy, her shoulders! She's developing a bit of a Johnny Bravo shape - she is not self conscious, she's proud of looking 'like a gymnast' and of the muscles that she 'built for herself'. I am just finding it hard to find clothes that fit and flatter her new shape - tops for her age group seem to be cut narrow across the torso, summer vest tops come right in at the front of the arms and make her shoulder look huge, I can;t seem to find clothing that fits and flatters her.
Can anyone more seasoned in gymnastics suggest general styles to look out for or to avoid? She does spend most of her life in leos for either gym or dance, and leggings or tracksuits, but she does actually need some normal, ten-year-old-girl type clothes!
I hope you don;t mind me asking a question here... I'll warn you it is quite frivolous!
My daughter is 10, and went from a 1hr/week rec class to 8hr/week class about 10 months ago. We're in the UK, she competes as a floor and vault gymnast, but trains on bars and beams, and does a couple of comps a year as four piece. She loves her gym, and has drive and determination, but with a realistic view of how far she will get given the age she started. We are a new family to gym, it's a huge learning curve and we support her and are proud of her work ethic and attitude.
Anyway, one thing I was unprepared for is the way her body shape has changed so quickly. She's always danced, since increasing the gym her legs and abs are becoming more toned and muscular but, boy, her shoulders! She's developing a bit of a Johnny Bravo shape - she is not self conscious, she's proud of looking 'like a gymnast' and of the muscles that she 'built for herself'. I am just finding it hard to find clothes that fit and flatter her new shape - tops for her age group seem to be cut narrow across the torso, summer vest tops come right in at the front of the arms and make her shoulder look huge, I can;t seem to find clothing that fits and flatters her.
Can anyone more seasoned in gymnastics suggest general styles to look out for or to avoid? She does spend most of her life in leos for either gym or dance, and leggings or tracksuits, but she does actually need some normal, ten-year-old-girl type clothes!