Search results

gymdog -- The Jr. class that I'm speaking of does not do kips, but some exercises that strengthen those muscles they will use later if they are going to do kips. They do pullups and then hold themselves up on the bar. They usually don't start there until 3.5. Tiny is actually closer to 4 due...

According to meet scores, the other gym pretty much has kids dead last in every local meet except for one girl in level 6. Meanwhile, this gym is usually in the top 5, if not the top team in state, which is good for a non-elite gym without Olympians in its past. Creative movement is what I'm...

gymgal -- our rec sessions are 11 weeks long with 3 week breaks between them. So 4 sessions is pretty much a year. The Mini group "starts" at 4, but it's more like 4, almost 5. As for the focus issues, Big was tuning out because she was bored and the coach would do the same circuits on the...

You may be right. Something kept feeling off, especially since the gym has doubled their tuition fees since we started there 2 years ago. Jr. Coach had a problem with Big because she said that she felt she couldn't be focused in the bigger gym. So I signed her up for a beginner 4 to 6 year...

My 3 year old is also very tiny. I find that girth is the most important measurement. Hers is 35 inches so I find the Snowflake CXS works well for her. When my older one was that size, I had some made by a seller on etsy for about $15 a pop + shipping. It's good to get 2 kids' use out of one...

I have 2 girls who are in rec gymnastics, ages 3 (Tiny) and turning 5 (Big) in a few weeks. At my gym, there are 2 more advanced rec classes the kids go to from which they select kids who go to pre-team. One class (let's call it Jr.) is for children ages 3 to 5, and another (Mini) is for ages...