Women life after gym

[gymfan1]

hi! I have a couple questions for anyone who quit, took a break, or even just retired from gymnastics.

what new hobbies, sports, or activities did you or a gymnast you know develop or further after quitting gymnastics?

for those who quit, did you ever regret it? did the feeling of regret leave or did it linger?

thank you!

 

[Gymgirl84]

New hobby: coaching gymnastics .
My retirement wasn't really something abrupt, it was very progressive. I injured my knee, so I stopped competing and I was still training but I couldn't do a lot of things, so I started to spend more time helping train the other gymnasts (I was already starting doing that before I injured). After a couple of years I started to mainly coach as one of the coaches stopped because of having kids. I would still do some conditioning and flexibility. Later on I also had my children and I was coaching very little and I stopped training fully. So when I came back coaching again I no longer did gymnastics, just coached.
Despite all of that I felt like I had never really closed my career and this year I have participated in a masters league (my skills have been probably silver-level) and I feel like I finally closed it and will move back to just coaching from now on.

Aside from gymnastics, I've also enjoyed learning languages and dancing as hobbies.

 

[Coach Kate]

I stopped halfway through my senior year. I pole vaulted through college and also picked up cross country and steeplechase. I coached for a long time and floated in and out of adult gymnastics but also enjoyed yoga, HIIT, TRX, circus arts, and hula hooping.

For non physical pursuits, I enjoy pretzel making, all things sourdough, and other homemaking things like yogurt, granola, and playing with our toddlers. I will also be a homeschool mom.

 

[skschlag]

My son and several of his teammates have picked up roc climbing

 

[glitterrays]

hi! I have a couple questions for anyone who quit, took a break, or even just retired from gymnastics.

what new hobbies, sports, or activities did you or a gymnast you know develop or further after quitting gymnastics?

for those who quit, did you ever regret it? did the feeling of regret leave or did it linger?

thank you!

There are a lot of oppurtunities to explore! After quitting, I did clubs in school, graphic design, hung out with friends a lot. I know some people who did swimming, tennis, sports like that. I did not find myself doubting my choice. Sometimes it's a lot better for your body after certain injuries to do more low impact sports. Gymnastics is also not for everyone, and it wasn't really for me, I found myself feeling a lot more free without the drilling enviroment. Good luck and trust your gut. Not everything is for everyone.