Gymnastics

The ideal athlete should be equal parts weightlifter, sprinter, and gymnast. Athletes such as wrestlers and martial artist have long known the benefits of utilizing gymnastics as a means to increase fitness for competition. Why is gymnastics so important? Gymnast are some of the best overall athletes. Some of the benefits of gymnastics are increased body control, the ability to move the body through space, and improved spacial awareness. Now that we have established the importance of gymnastics, where do we begin? The place to begin are the basic gymnastic exercises such as push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups, L-sits, dips, and eventually work up to the muscle-up. You should also do plenty of handstand work, pirouettes, and handstand push-ups, and handstand walking. To work on body control and spatial awareness you should do various rolls, cartwheels, and flips. So get out there and get started on some of these basic gymnastics moves. In the future we will talk about the other aspects of the total athlete.