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Best Core Exercises You Can Do At Home

A strong core is way more vital than an abdominal six-pack! Keeping our core muscles strong and doing appropriate core exercises helps support our spine and takes the pressure off our lower back, especially as we get older, where we develop degenerative changes in our spine. For athletes and gymnasts alike, improving core strength prevents injury and helps improve overall performance. Coach Rowy from Pure Mvmt, … Continue reading Best Core Exercises You Can Do At Home

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Starting Gymnastics? Here’s 5 Things You Need to Know

Is your little one looking to start up gymnastics next year? Not entirely sure where to start in regards to preparation, mentally and physically? The Gym Spot has put together a list of things you need to know when your kid starts in the realm of gymnastics. Gymnastics is GREAT for physical health. Not only does it help with flexibility, strength and endurance, it also … Continue reading Starting Gymnastics? Here’s 5 Things You Need to Know

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Recovery Nutrition with Charli Robinson

Introducing Sports Nutritionist Charli Robinson from Thrive Nutrition Co! Charli specialises in helping athletes of all levels, from your average gym goer, to high level competitive athletes, achieve their goals in terms of feeling good, looking good and performing well in their sport. Charli started working in the fitness industry around 6 years ago in a supplement store. “From day one I loved helping people … Continue reading Recovery Nutrition with Charli Robinson

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Best Gymnastics Bar For Your Gymnast

A horizontal bar is an apparatus used within various elements of artistic gymnastics. Examples of such are Uneven Bar (WAG), High Bar and Parallel Bar (MAG). Whilst competition bar units need to conform to FIG specifications, home use bars are made in smaller sizes (width and length) to suit the needs and space limitations of the home environment. Most of these bar units are portable … Continue reading Best Gymnastics Bar For Your Gymnast

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Positive Affirmations for Gymnasts

For the last year or so, Australia has been in and out of lockdowns which have had a significant impact on young gymnast’s training regime and mental health. The Gym Spot takes a look at positive affirmations that can help gymnasts maintain a positive mindset especially amidst the conditions across the country where most clubs are closed and gymnasts are training from home. Affirmations are … Continue reading Positive Affirmations for Gymnasts

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How to Use Yoga Blocks for Beginners

Yoga Blocks are utilised within the practice of yoga for those who are struggling with their flexibility or for those who have just started practicing yoga. Yoga blocks are useful for building upper body strength, practising alignment, protecting and building strength in weak wrists and gaining more depth into particular yoga poses. While blocks are mostly for those who wish to start practising yoga but … Continue reading How to Use Yoga Blocks for Beginners

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5 Flexibility Trainer Strap Exercises

Gymnastics Direct’s Flexibility Trainer Strap is the perfect training aid for at home. It allows gymnasts, dancers, or cheerleaders to condition, maintain strength and improve their flexibility, balance and control! Take your training to the next level and improve your strength and flexibility with these 5 easy exercises. 1. Backbend After installing the trainer strap (find how to install here), put the straps on, stand with your feet … Continue reading 5 Flexibility Trainer Strap Exercises

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Cheer Conditioning at Home

To help maintain strength and flexibility, it’s important for young cheerleaders to condition at home. The Gym Spot has put together some drills that will help with their conditioning training whilst the lockdown is in full effect, using minimal to no equipment. Warm Ups Naturally, before you participate in any type of physical activity, it is important to warm up. Participating in high impact activity without … Continue reading Cheer Conditioning at Home

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Kip Variations

A kip is a technique usually performed on the women’s uneven bars and is an integral part of gymnastics. Gymnasts usually employ a kip to mount the bars smoothly and a connecting element in bar routines. It allows the gymnast to swing below the bar to arrive in a front support on the bar, and from the front support, they are able to perform any … Continue reading Kip Variations

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The Benefits of Yoga with Emma Chapman

This week, we introduce Emma Chapman, yoga teacher at Fitness Playground in Marrickville. Emma has been teaching and practising yoga for the last 14 years, specialising in Iyengar yoga and Hatha yoga and she says it’s important to always branch out and never stick to one particular style when doing any movement in life. Iyengar Yoga focuses on precision, timing and usage of props within … Continue reading The Benefits of Yoga with Emma Chapman

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