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nikki27926
Hi! I'm Nikki! I'm 23 and am taking an adult gymnastics class. I've been reading posts on here for a while but haven't taken the time to actually post yet 
I did gymnastics when I was 11 - 13, but didn't start back until September of last year. I took what was supposed to be a gymnastics class at a local gym. It turned out to be a tumbling class taught by people who weren't really coaches. They were just moms of cheerleaders at the gym who wanted to help pay for their kids tuition. The classes consisted of jumping on the trampoline for 15-20 minutes, 20 - 50(!) standing backbends, standing BHS with 2 spots down a cheese mat, and if there was any time left we did some cartwheels and round offs. Neither of these were properly taught.
So I called around to some gyms in my area and found a guy who decided to start an adult class in January. OMG! It is so awesome! The only bad part is that it's only an hour a week But we get there 30 minutes early to properly stretch and the class usually goes long then we'll stay for 30 minutes after to condition. Our coach is amazing. He actually has experience with adult gymnasts and he's teaching us on our level! He has us working on the level 5 compulsary floor and beam routines and the level 4 bars routine. Then on vault he's just started at the beginning and is working up.
It's so fun that we can actually see our progress as it's being put into a routine! Eventually it would be so super cool to do a meet, however I don't have the free time to be able to work out enough. Just getting away for the few hours I do every Friday is tough.
Did I mention I have 2 children? I have a 3 year old and a 1 year old. That brings a whole new set of challenges to the gym. I have a place in my back that gives me trouble from having 2 epidurals. And my c-section scar gets really sore if I do too much ab work. Haha!
Anyways, I love this group and it's so encouraging to hear from some other adult gymnasts. I have 2 friends who do this with me who are also 23. Both of them have never had any experience. So we're all pretty much beginners.
I did gymnastics when I was 11 - 13, but didn't start back until September of last year. I took what was supposed to be a gymnastics class at a local gym. It turned out to be a tumbling class taught by people who weren't really coaches. They were just moms of cheerleaders at the gym who wanted to help pay for their kids tuition. The classes consisted of jumping on the trampoline for 15-20 minutes, 20 - 50(!) standing backbends, standing BHS with 2 spots down a cheese mat, and if there was any time left we did some cartwheels and round offs. Neither of these were properly taught. So I called around to some gyms in my area and found a guy who decided to start an adult class in January. OMG! It is so awesome! The only bad part is that it's only an hour a week
But we get there 30 minutes early to properly stretch and the class usually goes long then we'll stay for 30 minutes after to condition. Our coach is amazing. He actually has experience with adult gymnasts and he's teaching us on our level! He has us working on the level 5 compulsary floor and beam routines and the level 4 bars routine. Then on vault he's just started at the beginning and is working up. It's so fun that we can actually see our progress as it's being put into a routine! Eventually it would be so super cool to do a meet, however I don't have the free time to be able to work out enough. Just getting away for the few hours I do every Friday is tough.
Did I mention I have 2 children? I have a 3 year old and a 1 year old. That brings a whole new set of challenges to the gym. I have a place in my back that gives me trouble from having 2 epidurals. And my c-section scar gets really sore if I do too much ab work. Haha!
Anyways, I love this group and it's so encouraging to hear from some other adult gymnasts. I have 2 friends who do this with me who are also 23. Both of them have never had any experience. So we're all pretty much beginners.
