With the weather turning warm and the rain stopping, Emma's school has had the kids outside for PE classes. I think this is awesome, but we hit a problem this week. They have lots of jungle gym bars, and the walking tracks, and the outside gym that you see next to walking trails.
Her gymnastics classes are focusing on lots of strength building lately esp working the abs to help the girls get their kips. Well, at school, her pe coach has been working core muscles as well. PE is 2 hours a week. Gym is 7 hours a week with small coach student ratio(4 or 5 girls to a coach). PE classes have been things like chin ups, sit ups etc set up in a circuit training. The coach knows what he is doing as he is personal trainer and body builder. Her gym coaches are the same.
My gymnast was in tears last night from sore abs. I had her soak in a bath and gave her some advil. She woke up sore this morning. I gave her some advil and on her gym coaches advice sent her to school with a note asking her pe coach to excuse her from exercises that work the abs.
How do you all handle the soreness in your gymmies when they are getting double doses from school and the gym? I think if she can get past the initial soreness it will make her stronger in the long run. She already has a great 6 pack and well defined muscles. But wow, she is very sore today.
Her gymnastics classes are focusing on lots of strength building lately esp working the abs to help the girls get their kips. Well, at school, her pe coach has been working core muscles as well. PE is 2 hours a week. Gym is 7 hours a week with small coach student ratio(4 or 5 girls to a coach). PE classes have been things like chin ups, sit ups etc set up in a circuit training. The coach knows what he is doing as he is personal trainer and body builder. Her gym coaches are the same.
My gymnast was in tears last night from sore abs. I had her soak in a bath and gave her some advil. She woke up sore this morning. I gave her some advil and on her gym coaches advice sent her to school with a note asking her pe coach to excuse her from exercises that work the abs.
How do you all handle the soreness in your gymmies when they are getting double doses from school and the gym? I think if she can get past the initial soreness it will make her stronger in the long run. She already has a great 6 pack and well defined muscles. But wow, she is very sore today.