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5 Ways Your Toddler Will Benefit From Gymnastics
5 Ways We Believe Your Toddler Will Benefit From Gymnastics If you are looking for a fun activity for your child that comes with a stack of benefits, consider booking them into a toddler gymnastics class in Melbourne with Infinity Gymnastics and Dance in Oakleigh. Infinity Gymnastics classes provide a considerable range of benefits for physical and mental development. Here are the top 5 benefits that are sure to get you interested, and your toddler practically dressing in excitement before each class. Health and Fitness, Coordination and Memory, Character, and Social Skills 1. Promotes health and fitness Infinity Gymnastics in...
Tips on Choosing the Right Gymnastics Floor Music
Before you begin hunting for gymnastics floor music, find out if your coach has selected a piece for your child. I am a coach that does most of the picking. This is a luxury I can afford as I currently coach only one group. This is not a reality or desire for many coaches, and gymnast/parent involvement is welcomed! What music are you looking for? Music that inspires your gymnast: An excellent piece will encourage a gymnast to get out of her chair and out of her comfort zone. Variety of sounds and tempos: Listen for pieces that have enough...
Home Gymnastics Equipment Beam and Mat
Home Gymnastics Beam is a Thing! You might have noticed . . . Gymnasts don’t lose the urge to flip, jump, and stand on their hands the minute they leave the gym. Fortunately for your furniture, you can create an upside-down space for gymnastics in your home that does not include your couch. Interested in purchasing some home gymnastics equipment for your aspiring athlete, but not sure where to start or what to buy? Might I suggest a balance beam! A gymnastics beam for the home is arguably the most applicable, affordable, and safest piece of home gymnastics equipment! Let’s...
Vision Boards for Kids to Stay Focused
Whether your child is facing fear, dealing with injuries, or feeling overwhelmed by change Vision Boards can be a great tool in helping them to stay focused on their dreams and not dwell on their immediate problems. Nastia Liukin, 2008 Olympic All-Around Gold Medalist, encouraged the use of Vision Boards when she shared “Help your little one stay focused — in a fun way” as one of her 5 Tips for Parents of Budding Gymnasts with People Magazine. She explained, “This is something that I always did because having that visual helped me to stay focused on what I wanted...
50 Things Every Gymnast Needs to Pack
When I was a child, my mom was the master stocking stuffer. Every year she would fill our stockings with meaningful trinkets pertinent to our individuality and current interests. Trying to follow suit, I’ve been on the hunt for special items to stuff in my daughters’ stockings this year. Here are fifty of my gymnastics-themed finds. Hope you find a gymnastics gift (or two or three) perfect for your special gymnast! Gymnastics Gifts for the Gym Bag 1. CHAP STICK – it’s that time again . . . dry skin and cracked lips. Find Nastia Liukin Lip Balm. 2. TIGER...
10 Benefits of Gymnastics for Toddlers
The benefits of gymnastics for toddlers are truly amazing! Toddlers are extremely impressionable – and energetic! It really is the best time to teach them healthy and social behaviors that can help shape the rest of their lives. We’ve all heard of the five senses sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. But did you know that there are actually seven senses!?!? Gill Connell, a child development expert and co-author of A Moving Child is a Learning Child, explains that the last two senses vestibular (sense of balance) and proprioception (our intuitive sense of space and position) may feel automatic to adults, but are NOT automatic...
7 Sports Gymnasts Should Try
Which Sports Do Other Gymnasts Try Out? Whether it be graduation, injury, finances, or other commitments, there comes a time in a gymnast’s life when she will retire the leotard (or at least the competitive one – check out Johanna Quass). The goal? To find an activity that will challenge, motivate, and apply the tools and skills so passionately earned in the gym. Below is a list of sports that are particularly appealing to former gymnasts, along with obstacles they might find when transitioning to each new game. Of course, these are just a few . . . Do you...
10 Gymnastics Books For Beginning Readers
10 Fun Gymnastics Books For Kids Just Starting Out We sat down with some of the trainers from Infinity Gymnastics & Dance in Oakleigh and found the best kids books on gymnastics. 1. I Will Try “This charming tale of perseverance will have any beginning reader proclaiming, ‘I did it.’” – Booklist GRADE LEVEL: Preschool – 1st | 32 Pages WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS GYMNASTICS BOOK: I WILL TRY is a confidence builder for new readers! It tells a sweet story of friendship and perseverance without demanding more than a sentence of reading on each page. Word choice and length are appropriate...
Gymnastics Hair Tips & Tricks for Competition
Let’s talk hair; gymnastics hair for competition day! For the experts, meet-day hair is a great excuse to challenge your mad skills and create works of art. If you’re more like us from Infinity Gymnastics & Dance in Oakleigh, competition hair means frustration, failure, many re-do’s and settling for the one hairstyle I know how to do in under 20 minutes. The goal of this series? Provide inspiration for the experts, motivation for the competent, and direction for anyone hanging out in my camp. The goal of this post? Provide gymnastics-specific tips and address hair culture and needs within the...
The Benefits of Physical Activity For Children
The benefits of physical activity for children Some of the benefits of physical activity for children include: improved cardiovascular fitness (heart and lungs) maintenance of a healthy weight improved posture better sleep patterns increased self-esteem and confidence improved concentration help with relaxation building stronger bones and muscles improved balance skills development increased flexibility opportunities to make friends and enhance social skills. Physical Activity Recommendations For healthy growth and development in: Infants (Birth to one year)physical activity particularly through supervised interactive floor-based play in safe environments should be encouraged from birth. For those not yet mobile, 30 minutes of tummy time...