I appreciate the support everyone. You know, I imagine it is interesting to read about someone's experience as they are just starting out, especially as an adult and not as a child. So I'll aim to give you more information as I progress.
Marie I would love to hear your drills for...
Matthew I welcome your video. Especially if it details exactly how to get into the correct position to do the exercises and includes examples of what not to do as well. I can do pull up, but can I do it right? How should my elbows be positioned? shoulders? back? etc. That's the kind of...
Okay, well I had my first gymnastics class last night. Overall, I think it went well, although I wasn't able to do as much as I wanted to do (I know, I know, take it slow and don't expect too much). We started out by doing aerobic exercises by jumping rope for five minutes. To my surprise I was...
Thanks for the encouragement Andrea1973! I'm still a big kid, when I'm with my niece at the park I secretly enjoy swinging alongside her on the swings and getting real high in the air LOL
Wow, sounds like you have made excellent progress! I do plan to take it slowly and hopefully not expect too much too soon. I haven't done any apparatus yet but the beam scares me! The thought of doing a cartwheel on it just makes me :eek: Strength and flexibility are my immediate goals, as my...
Thanks Marie. I certainly will keep you updated as I'm sure I'll have tons of questions. Your Avatar says that you are a coach. How long have you been a gymnast? Any tips you can provide us young at heart but not so young in age?
Thanks for the warm welcome Catya, LittleLady and Dannolynn! This seems like a pretty friendly community. I have always had an interest in gymnastics and love watching the gymnastics competitions on t.v. However, when I was young my mother couldn't afford gymnastics lessons for me. As I got...
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My name is Kim. I'm new to the forum and gymnastics as well. I posted over in the Intro forum but wanted to say hi to everyone in the adult forum since I plan to be pretty active here. Since I'm totally new to gymnastics I'm sure I'll have a lot of questions. Hope you'll be patient...
Hi everyone! I'm excited to be here. I'm Kim, 32 Years old and have NEVER taken gymnastics lessons in my life! I've always wanted to as a child but my mom couldn't afford it. I'm also not all that coordinated but now I am determined to try. My 5 year old niece has started taking classes and...