Floor Drills for Beginner Gymnasts
Drills are great to help with technique and confidence, especially for a main event such as floor, and we’ve found some beginner drills to help you practice. Continue reading Floor Drills for Beginner Gymnasts
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Fun and Effective Home Drills for Gymnasts (Levels 1-4)
Whether your goal is to nail that perfect handstand or improve your cartwheel technique, these activities are sure to keep you engaged and progressing in your gymnastics journey. Continue reading Fun and Effective Home Drills for Gymnasts (Levels 1-4)
Tips to Master Your Handstand with Flying Yogis
Are you struggling to do a handstand? Don’t worry! Yogi Amanda & Little Yogi Rani is here to help you. From various strength exercises to drills, the team at Flying Yogis shows us their top 10 tips to help you nail your handstand and improve your balance in no time! To be able to do a handstand, you need to build your core and shoulder strength. Core and … Continue reading Tips to Master Your Handstand with Flying Yogis
Backward Roll Extension Drills
A back extension roll is an important skill progression. The motion of lifting your body with your shoulders extended is very similar to when you learn how to do a giant on the bars. Whilst mastering the overall movement of a back extension roll can be quite daunting, our friends at Beats Per Minute Performing Arts show us some progressive drills that can assist and … Continue reading Backward Roll Extension Drills
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
10 Beginner Gymnastics Skills You Should Master
1. Splits Doing the splits is impressive. But it’s one of the most demanding exercises to learn. There are several advanced versions of the splits, but most people start with one of two types: the front splits and side splits (also known as straddle splits). In general, focusing on stretching and strengthening the hip flexors, adductors, glutes, hamstring, and groin muscles will help you prep … Continue reading 10 Beginner Gymnastics Skills You Should Master