I am 13 and I want to do gymnastics but I am not flexible or strong

Question

So how can I become more flexible before I do gymnastics and how can I gain some strength and is there anything I should practice before I start?

Answer 1

hey, I'm a gymnast! basically all you need to do beforehand is push ups, sit ups, lunges, and calf raises (standing on the balls of your feet and lifting up and down). the rest, they'll teach you there. also, in stretching, a lot of times bad technique is developed so I would go with basic sitting-with-one-leg-out-and-reaching stretches on both legs, and anything else you stretch for other sports. once you get in gymnastics they'll teach you your splits, so don't worry about that. good luck, i hope you love it as much as i do!

Answer 2

Wow, well I think it's pretty obvious about how to get strong, exorcise!! In gymnastics it's essential to have strong arms and legs, so make sure to work on pullups and pushups. For your legs, what I do is run up and down the stairs xD you'd never guess how much help that can do!To get more flexible it's obvious what you have to do is stretch more. Do those daily, just alittle at a time at first (lets say 5 pullups&pushups and try stretching as far as you can), then as you get better try doing more/pushing harder. You should start getting stronger/more flexible eventually, but you have to make sure to keep it up routinely.

Some basic things I think you should try practicing before you join is maybe some cartwheels (hopefully you know what that is) and roundolfs[lol, not even sure if I spelt that correctly] (it's basicly almost like a cartwheel except you face the front and when you land you're facing the opposite direction as when you faced when you started). I also think you should try learning to balance, since that's an important part on the beam.

~Hope I helped, even if I only took gymnastics for about 2 months when I was in 2nd grade xD