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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don't mean to hijack, but I'm seriously asking those of you (especially females) who did gymnastics for hours growing up if it caused your height growth to be limited.  I had a doctor friend tell me that the excessive amount of training (beyond recreational) would cause height to be stunted with young children.  I'm wondering because I have a 6 year old daughter who really likes gymnastics - my husband and I can't seem to agree on how much is excessive.  Thank you![/quote]

No. I'm not tall. No one in my family is tall. I'm taller than my mother and both grandmothers, and about the same as my sisters, so I doubt I was naturally intended to be any taller than this. Also, I don't know how that would even happen or work. It doesn't make sense.

But I don't really want to be any taller than I am, so I don't really care if it did. I don't have any ongoing problems. I'm a completely normal adult. And I really did love gymnastics as young as 5-6. When I was 3 years old my mom showed me gymnastics on TV and I insisted to her I would do that someday. I have a very distinct memory of seeing it, and feeling very strongly about it. I begged to go to gymnastics all the time, my parents couldn't have cared less and practically begged me to quit.

So, speak for yourself if you didn't love an activity at a young age, but it is possible. 
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So you wanted something that your parents didn't want to drop everything ever day of their lives to accommodate you?  What an awful childhood you must have had.  And by nature, if you want something and can't have it, you want it even more.  Who is to say, they okayed 4hrs of practice a day and spent thousands of dollars only to see you quit after one year.  Because I see that scenario play out  a lot more than a kids desire to practice one sport hours every day and parents don't accommodate.  [/quote]

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