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IS GYMNASTICS RIGHT FOR YOUR CHILD?
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Have you ever wondered if gymnastics is the right sport for your child?
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With some children competing and training for high level competitions as early as age six or seven, it can become a very intense part of a child’s life.
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However, most kids who take part in gymnastics reap the benefits of improved coordination, physical health and self-confidence without infringing on other important parts of childhood.
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ACTIVE BENEFITS
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The American Academy of Pediatrics believes kids benefit from the increased activity and social outlets provided by organized sports.
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Gymnastics can help youngsters develop in a broad spectrum of areas including:
• Strength
• Flexibility
• Coordination • Balance • Speed • Discipline
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A good gymnastics program can help your little one develop physically while staving off the specters of childhood obesity and other health issues that can accompany an inactive lifestyle.
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Benefits of childhood exercise programs can last into adulthood by encouraging a healthy lifestyle and reducing the risk of obesity, diabetes and heart disease throughout life.
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ACTIVE BENEFITS
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Kids who just naturally seem to enjoy jumping, racing and tumbling may take to gymnastics right away.
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It gives them the chance to do what they love while experiencing the joy and increased confidence that comes from perfecting new skills and “tricks”.
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Learning new physical skills helps youngsters develop both muscles and brains in a healthy way and increases self-esteem.
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SOCIAL TIME
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Does your child like to socialize? Because gymnastics lessons are usually run in groups, they provide a healthy social outlet for kids.
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They learn to work as a group and to listen to their instructor and classmates.
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Kids who take part in gymnastics may also sleep better and show a better ability to handle any physical or emotional challenges in their lives.
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Being in this type of class improves skills such as listening, taking turns and respecting others while still allowing kids to have fun, become more independent and make new friends.
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WHEN CAN A CHILD START GYMNASTICS?
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Kids can start gymnastics around three or four, when they have the necessary motor skills and balance and are old enough to listen and follow instructions.
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Younger children’s classes are usually relaxed and informal, with kids romping around a bar, ball pit, trampoline, tunnels and balance beam, often to the tune of lively music.
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Always be sure your child has a qualified instructor.
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IMPROVED SAFETY EQUIPMENT
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When performed in the controlled environment of a gymnastics gym, the sport is safer than when attempted in the back yard.
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Gymnastics gyms have soft areas for landing and today’s equipment has been re-designed to make it safer for gymnasts.
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Overall gymnastics injuries have dropped 25% between 1990 and 2005, mostly due to improved safety measures including redesign of the horse and thicker safety mats.
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Training safety equipment includes full overhead spotting belts, bungee systems and ramped up foam pit technology …
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… and kids practicing gymnastics with a certified instructors learn how to perform each maneuver in the safest possible way.
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HIGH-LEVEL KID SPORT ISSUES
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Like all high-level sports, when gymnastics competing becomes the center of a child’s life, he or she may miss out on a normal childhood.
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Training and competing take precedence over other activities and can even harm academic work.
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No sport or hobby should “be” a child’s life, just a part of a normal, balanced routine. Kids should have time for family, friends, school and other hobbies and activities.
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Canadian Adventure Camp is a coed overnight summer camp for kids located on a beautiful private island in the Wilderness Lakes region of Temagami.
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Founded in 1975, it provides acclaimed programs to children from around the world!
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Check out their general camping program here: http://www.canadianadventurecamp.com/campers/summer-camp-program/
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Canadian Adventure Camp15 Idleswift DriveThornhill, Ontario, L4J 1K9 [email protected]