From gymnastics to traveling and hanging out with friends, Natalie shares her favourite things in life and also the people she looks up to in the gymnastics community. Natalie is one of Gymnastics Direct’s newest ambassadors but before this, she has been promoting the company’s brand through her awesome tumbling videos! Scroll through to get to know her a little bit more. 1. What do … Continue reading Insta-famous: Natalie
Located in Western Australia, Denmark Gymnastics is completely run by gymnasts mums and volunteers. They offer both recreational and competitive gymnastics for girls and recreational gymnastics for boys. They also run toddler and kinder gym groups from their gym. 1. How did your club start? A very enthusiastic gymnast family who wanted all children to be able to give it a go. 2. How many … Continue reading Club Focus: Denmark Gymnastics
Meet Georgie, one of Gymnastics Direct Ambassadors. Georgie loves to do backflips with her air spot and conditioning at home with her wall bar while also creating awesome content for her Instagram. Read through to find out why she loves gymnastics and who are her biggest inspirations. 1. What do you love about your sport? Gymnastics is such an amazing sport because I get … Continue reading Insta-famous: Georgie
As the year draws to an end, our state events are running a little thin. Make sure you let us know of any smaller local events that are happening near you-we’d love to feature them! Continue reading State Events November 28th-December 5th
As a brand ambassador for multiple businesses, Indiana and her mum/Insta-manager Jacinta take pride in their online presentation and constantly put effort into representing these brands to their best ability. Indi is one of Gymnastics Direct’s newest ambassadors but even before holding this official title she happily promoted GD and her favourite equipment. Scrolling through Indi’s Instagram, it is clear she is proud to represent … Continue reading Insta-famous: Indiana
One of the most successful female gymnasts of all time, Svetlana Khorkina received a total of seven Olympic medals and twenty World Championships medals over her career. This video is from her Uneven Bar routine at the 1996 Olympics where Khorkina has been commended for her recovery and seemingly flawless routine after grazing her toes on the low bar only 10 seconds into her routine. … Continue reading From the Vault: Svetlana Khorkina 1996 Uneven Bars
Australian State Gymnastics Events November 7th-13th. Let us know if you’re attending any of these events or if we’ve missed something that you will be attending! Continue reading State Events November 7th-13th
This week, Dr. Sue Jackson takes a look at the ways breathing techniques can benefit athletes in achieving a calm and focused mind, therefore, achieving their best results. Breathing – for calm & focus While we are always breathing, we are often not aware of how we are breathing. Breathing is the gateway to what our experience in our body and mind is like. If … Continue reading Breathing techniques for Calm and Focus with Dr. Sue Jackson
Check out the events happening near you this week! Don’t forget to message us if we’ve missed an event you’re attending this week! Continue reading October 30th-November 6th State Events
This week, sports Psychologist Dr. Sue Jackson takes us through the physical and mental benefits of taking time to mentally prepare for routines and performances and the most beneficial ways to master this technique. Imagery Imagery, or Visualisation, is a popular psychological skill used by gymnasts looking for a mental edge. For anyone who watched the recent World Championships in Stuttgart, you would have seen … Continue reading Psychological Imagery and Visualisation for Gymnasts with Dr. Sue Jackson
