Boys and Gymnastics?

Question

How do I convince my stubborn husband that it is OK for a boy to take a gymnastics class?

Answer 1

show him all the boy class you can sign up for!!

Answer 2

tell him to go along to one of the classes. or tell him that the flexibity your son will gain could make him an olympic champ... or help him with footie whatever haha. :)

if the child is young enough (and they do this programme where you are) i'd take him to gym tots, its fun gymnastics for babies where they just learn basics like rolly pollys and stretches and learn balance from walking on beams. i think you can enroll from age 2-6

Answer 3

I don't know why guys are like that...My boyfriend looks at me weird when i tell him when Lennon is old enough i am putting him into Tumbling ( he has great flip over form at 14 months lol)..He doesn't say anything about the piano lessons ( he is a musician himself so he thinks that would be alright..  i think that you should take your son and if he likes it and has fun then that is your decision.Have your husband  go with you so he can see how much your son likes it....I haven't ran into this problem yet but i think when he sees how much your son is enjoying himself he will change his mind...Good luck!

Answer 4

When I was 3 my dr. suggested to my parents that enrolling me in gymnastics would increase my balance and movement. I was an awkward child. Gymnastics is a great way for a child to learn to socialize with kids their own age with improving their balance. First year gymnastics is mostly somersaults and cartwheels. Besides what man doesn't want arms like that! Talk about a chick magnet lol!

Answer 5

what does he have against gymnastics?

if it has to do with perception of it being girly or g*y that's news to me! wow

Answer 6

I certainly don't see a problem with him wanting to join gymnastics. My cousin (he's a boy) did at a very young age and kept with it for years. And guess what? He didn't turn g*y from it either. LOL I only say that because I'm guessing that's what your husband is afraid of. Am I right? I say, if your son keeps repeating that he wants to join, then let him. I mean, what's your husband going to do about it? Go over there and drag him from it? I doubt it.

Answer 7

go together to one of the classes, or make him watch the olympics. those muscled men don't look like g**s to me!

Answer 8

Gymnastics can be a co ed sport.

Lots of hunks do gymnastics and do great at it.

They wear tanktops and sweatpants or shorts.

Answer 9

let him watch the olympics      besides, if someone is g*y, it isn't because they took gymnastics!

Answer 10

As a (female) gymnast, I can tell you the benefits of gymnastics are wonderful, no matter what your gender is. Even if your son only takes one class per week, he will gain self-confidence, flexibility, and strength. The male gymnasts I know are proud of their skills, not ashamed of them!  

Answer 11

Well, how does he feel about girls and gymnastics?

I have to say that I would never let my child compete in gymnastics, whether it was a son or a daughter. It's right up there with cheerleading for the most serious youth injuries and stunted growth, not to mention pressure from overbearing parents.

Yes, I've spoken with physicians, trainers, and pediatricians about this. I may be stubborn, but I'm not sexist.

However, just a class? I don't really see the harm.

Of course, he's only 3, he probably doesn't understand the dedication and work it takes to get to that level. He likely sees them tumbling and jumping and flying through the air and compares them to superheroes or something.

Answer 12

I agree with your husband. I think guys in gymnastics will get made fun of!

And really hes 3 does he even know what any of that is? He will change is mind 100 times in the next week on what he wants to be.  

Answer 13

I've lifted weights, wrestled, boxed, etc. etc., and I learned some basic tumbling just because it's a good part of a well-rounded athlete's education.

The ancient Greeks considered such physical abilities to be very manly.

http://gymnasticszone.com/FirstOlympicsG...

Has your husband ever seen the movie "the 300"? The Spartans were among the greatest if not the greatest gymnasts in all Greece. The coordination and strength they built was largely due to gymnastics.

I'm not sure how you get manlier than the Spartans. Toughest warriors in the world in an age when sword and spear were the most powerful weapons. You couldn't just point a metal tube at somebody and twitch a lever, you actually had to go fight them, toe-to-toe, man-to-man. It was nothing more than the strength of your own right arm and a quick eye and hand that got you out of a fight alive. And all that speed and strength came from hours of physical training, much of it gymnastics.