There are life skills that gymnasts learn through the daily grind in the gym that will have a positive influence on a life-time of attitudes, reactions and decisions. The daily grind, in fact, helps each gymnast grow as a person as well as a gymnast. What are they? Test your
Being involved in physical activities of all kinds has an amazing effect on toddlers. But gymnastics in particular has specific benefits that parents want to make sure their toddlers are developing. To explain more about these specific benefits, it’s important to understand the senses that we are “born” with and
Resilience is the ability to adapt well to adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or even significant sources of stress. Resilience is the never quit attitude that makes children determined to master a skill or accomplish a goal. Learning resilience can apply to both everyday occurrences and those that may rarely occur.
If your parents are in their golden years, keep in mind that even gold can lose some of its glow with the inevitable effects of old age — and sooner or later, older loved ones will need assistance. “It’s never too early to start planning for their future care,” says
Your well-being depends on sleep and the fact that you actually get some good sleep. With it, both your mental and physical health will suffer. It even jeopardizes your ability to focus. Suffice it to say that if you’re not getting enough good sleep, you’re probably not as sharp a
Seems that I’m seeing more and more evidence that children who spend more time inside in front of any type of screen have issues whether they be weight and fitness, sleep, allergy, social skills, attention span (I could go on and on)… and now eye sight issues. It’s quite obvious
Group lessons are an effective and fun way for most children to learn to swim. The small group format is beneficial because of the social interaction it allows, as well as the opportunities it provides for students to learn from watching each other. Therefore, group lessons work well for those
When September gets here, most parents consider that their kids’ swimming season is done. They may think that there isn’t much in the way of opportunities for swimming until next spring or summer. But you know that isn’t the way it has to be! It’s transition time and all of
Believe it or not, crying doesn’t have to be a part of swimming lessons. Learning to swim can (and hopefully does) turn out to be a positive experience for children. There are both aggressive and gentle swimming programs out there so before enrolling your children, make sure that you’ve chosen
There was a lengthy debate at the National Aquatic Summit several years ago on the true definition of swimming. Swimming is the ability to move through the water harmoniously on one’s own accord. This can take place in stages, first moving through the water for short distances using kicking as