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Club Focus: Sydney Uni Gymnastics Club
Located at the University of Sydney, Camperdown, The Sydney Uni Gymnastics Club (SUG) creates a fun-filled environment for gymnastic enthusiasts of all skill sets. President and head coach, Immanuel, describes SUG as a club that promotes social connection and friendships. How did your club start? The Sydney Uni Gymnastics Club (SUG) is a volunteer-run…
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Ambassador: Beau
Introducing Beau! Beau loves his sport and finds some of the happiest moments in his career to be during competition. What do you love most about gymnastics? The thing I love most about my sport is the fun of it! Flipping and twisting through the air, sticking landings, challenging and connecting with my teammates,…
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Ambassador: Holly
Welcoming our newest ambassador, Holly! Holly transitioned from gymnastics to cheerleading this year and absolutely adores her sport. What do you love most about gymnastics? I love how inclusive and supportive the sport is. Cheerleading has been the best experience and decision I have made. Where and how often do you train? I train…
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The Importance of Rest and Recovery for Athletes with Sean Walden
From the elite athlete to the casual gym-goer, rest and recovery between training are essential. It’s an important part of any exercise program as it allows the body time to repair, rebuild and strengthen itself, allowing athletes to train again and reach optimal peak performance. In terms of gymnastics where many hours of high-intensity…
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From The Vault: MyKayla Skinner
The Gym Spot looks at retired artistic gymnast Mykayla Skinner, who took home the silver medal in vault at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Born in 1994, Skinner started in the sport of gymnastics in 2000. Her reason for starting was that she was heavily influenced by her sisters. She made her first…
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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…
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Club Focus: Roleystone Gymnastics Club
Introducing our latest club to sit in the hot seat for club focus, Roleystone Gymnastics Club! How did your club start? RGC, have been operating for over 35 years. We started as a small club in our local Roleystone Hall packing away all the equipment every day and setting up again the next day.…
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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.…
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Flow in Sport with Dr Sue Jackson
Flow is a state of total focus on the task at hand. When we are in flow, we usually perform at our best because we are concentrating only on our performance. Flow occurs when we are in a situation of high challenge, and in a situation where our skills match the challenge. Sport Psychologist Dr…
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Bar Skills You Can Do At Home
Due to the gradual nature of learning gymnastics, it is beneficial to start off with the basics at home. This helps coaches in level progressions, introducing new manoeuvres to the child’s skill set and doing more complex gymnastics movements at the gym. Here are some lists of skills you can do on your bars…