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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok for this pp who was the very serious competitive gymnast as a kid and disliked school, please tell us about your life now. Are you a coach or some kind of trainer?

I found, sadly, that unlike swimming or basketball or softball, gymnastics is something you just can't do recreationally after about 18. So you spent your youth and adolescence that way and now it's gone.[/quote]

I'm that PP. I did gymnastics through college. I coached competitive gymnastics once I graduated in addition to working full time. I ended up pursuing a masters and taught beginner gymnastics and competed competitively in trampoline and tumbling. Once grad school was done, I stayed with competitive trampoline until I ruptured my ACL at 29. I decided not go back after surgery and reconstruction, but that I was driven far more due to the fact that I live on the Hill and the drive to get the practice was 45 minutes each way. I get my occasional fix by bouncing at the trapeze school. These days, I, who hated school, am working on my PhD. I found by academic passion in college. And that discipline, drive, and pursuit of perfection that made me a great gymnast has served me extremely well in college and graduate schools.[/quote]

Hi PP - we have a kid (still very young - 3) who is a crazy monkey and I think would love gymnastics. We also live on the Hill. Are there options that are closer than 45 min away?[/quote]

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