A coworker of mine were talking the other day, and she told me she has a "gymnastics room" for her son and daughter who are gymnasts. I guess she's got tons of mats, a couple of beams, a bar, a pommel trainer/mushroom for her son and some other things. I had a floor beam when I was younger but never a mat or a kip bar or anything like that. I was just interested to see what people thought about home gyms. I'm not fully decided. On the one hand, I know a lot of you guys' kids are going to be doing gymnastics at home regardless whether they have equipment there to do it on, so maybe equipment makes things safer (and of course more fun). On the other hand, I know a lot of parents who really want to separate gym and home and who are concerned about safety.
If you have any equipment at home, how has it worked out for you? Do your gymmies actually use the equipment? I loved my beam for about a half a year while I was competing and then I stopped using it so much. I get it out about two or three times a year now just to mess around on, though I'm not a gymnast anymore. I don't have kids and won't anytime soon, I just think it's an interesting topic.
If you have any equipment at home, how has it worked out for you? Do your gymmies actually use the equipment? I loved my beam for about a half a year while I was competing and then I stopped using it so much. I get it out about two or three times a year now just to mess around on, though I'm not a gymnast anymore. I don't have kids and won't anytime soon, I just think it's an interesting topic.