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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not pp but find gymnastics fascinating, so thanks for weighing in, pp. 20 hours a week in elementary school is a lot! Did you show a lot of natural talent early to get so intense? Or are you from a gymnastics family?

Just curious, did you ever watch that show "Make it or Break it"? My older dd liked it and was curious how realistic it was. I got sucked in a little bit, too.

Younger dd's best friend is in gymnastics and travels a couple weekends a month to meets out of state. But her family had to choose that track. It's not like she went straight from a six years old tumbling class on to an elite track.[/quote]

Elite back.

I did not have a gymnastics family. In fact, my mom put me in a rec class so she could take Jazzercise at the same time in the studio next door. I am told that at a young age I had a lot of natural talent. For instance, air awareness - or being able to know exactly where you are when flipping - is not easily taught. I never learned it, it just came naturally to me. I actually tumble with my eyes closed which my coach hated, but it helped me “feel” where I was in the air.

As a parent now, 20 hours in elementary school does seem like a ton! I had 5 hour practices on T/Th from 4-9 and then 2 hour practices M/F/S. We got Sunday and Wednesday off when we were young. The long practices had more repetition and drills and conditioning.

I never saw the show, I’ll have to take a look though![/quote]

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