Can I start doing gymnastics at 17?

Question

Well i wanna doing gymnastics but i think im a bit old...17. I used to do gymnastics when i was 12 and i know how to do the basic stuff. I dont wanna be professional or anything like that, i just wanna do flips n stuff like that. Im pretty fit, going gym, eating healthy...

Answer 1

I say go for it! I'm 16 and I'm starting rhythmic gymnastics next week! I don't expect to become a pro at it at all but it will be cool to learn all the stuff and become more flexible anyways! So yeah, I say go for it!

Answer 2

it depends on what basic stuff you know and what you really want to learn...

i am 19 and was a gymnast from ages 4-17... i went back to the gym last week just for kicks and it was really tough

you can definitly do it... just be ready to work harder than when u were 12 :)!

Answer 3

YES! i'm 12 and want to do Gymnastics!

Answer 4

YES!! dont expect to be olympic level any time soon,

but you should deff try (:

its amazing, i started at 13 and im really good now (4 months till my 14th birthday)

Answer 5

of course u can. especially since u have prior training. u already have good eating habbits. it might be a little hard cause it is much easier to train the body when its young but that doesnt mean that it is impossible for someone older to be able to do gymnastics. but relearning how to do flips is easy.... depending on how comited u r to ur class.  other stuff like balance beams, tight ropes, vault, high and low bar, and ropes will be a lot harder to re learn or even learn for the first time.

Answer 6

Yes, there's a club near me that offers gymnastics for adults.  It's great exercise, and at 17, you are still young and flexible enough to learn flips.

Answer 7

its never to late but did you see the olympics with girls your age?

Answer 8

why not everyone need a hobby

Answer 9

yes!

Answer 10

Yea, we just got two new guys who are starting to do gymnastics with us( I'm also 17). The one is 19 and the last time he didn gymnastics was when he was 9 and the second has never done it before and just decided to join, not sure of his age but he is older then me.