From the Vault: Shannon Miller

Shannon Miller performs with unmatched elegance and grace -flying through the air in a seemingly effortless manner. Miller now spends her time partnering with brands that focus on inspiring healthy living in young athletes and supporting struggling women. How do you think this particular routine compares to the routines of today? Leave a comment and let us know! Continue reading From the Vault: Shannon Miller

Insta-famous: Lia

Our new segment “Insta-famous” features one of our Instagram followers every week and takes a close look at how they use social media for their gymnastics journey. Our first insta-famous post features Instagram user @lia._.flipzz ! Lia’s Instagram includes videos she’s filmed at home with the help of her favourite products. Lia says she loves using Instagram to keep track of her progress and growth … Continue reading Insta-famous: Lia

Brand Ambassadors

Brand ambassadors offer countless benefits to both businesses, consumers and the ambassadors themselves. As a way of providing positive word of mouth, expanding company-consumer relationships and increasing brand approachability, brand ambassadors are an absolute necessity in the world of social media. This week we’re taking a moment to talk to one of Gymnastics Direct’s newest ambassadors, Josette, to find out why being an ambassador is … Continue reading Brand Ambassadors

Club Focus: Melbourne Acrobatic Gymnastics Academy

With a mission to teach children to thrive through movement and activity, MAGA is an acrobatic and gymnastics club located in Melbourne’s South East that values the “physical, social and emotional competence” that gymnastics can bring to peoples lives. Director and Owner of MAGA, Steph Fuller, has taken the time to answer our Club Focus questionnaire this week. Read on for a little insight into … Continue reading Club Focus: Melbourne Acrobatic Gymnastics Academy

Staying Positive during Injury Recovery

It’s every gymnast’s worst nightmare –an injury that forces you to take time off to recover and press pause on physical activity for a while.  It seems like the worst thing that could happen to you, but sometimes it can be the best! Having something happen that forces you to take some well-deserved rest and recovery has mental benefits as well as physical. We got … Continue reading Staying Positive during Injury Recovery

How to attract a brands attention on Social Media

  If you’ve read our previous article on running a successful Gymnastics Instagram, you’ll understand the value of having a positive and interesting social media presence. Now we’re going to introduce you to the idea of using this presence to befriend and attract the attention of your favourite brands on social media! If you haven’t read our first article, be sure to do that before … Continue reading How to attract a brands attention on Social Media

How to run a successful Gymnast Instagram…#gymstagram

In the age of the internet, social media is the ideal tool to help you advertise yourself and what you stand for to a worldwide audience. With just over 1 billion active users, Instagram in particularly presents the perfect platform for users to showcase their abilities to an online world of limitless possibilities. But what is the perfect way to do this? We’re going to … Continue reading How to run a successful Gymnast Instagram…#gymstagram