Principles of Physics of Gymnastics

Imagine walking on a four-inch piece of wood that is four feet off the ground, or flying through the air performing skills people only dream of doing. Gymnastics is a sport that taught me many things including, how to preserve through difficult situations and how to overcome my fears. I did gymnastics for ten years before I decided that the sport was too stressful and time consuming.

My bestest friends Megan, Allie and Kylee all were super kindhearted and cheered me on!

Gymnastics is a very difficult sport that takes a lot of commitment. Many children take on gymnastics at a young age and strive to become Olympic gymnasts by competing their whole lives, but not a lot of people are able to pursue that dream due to the challenges that come with being a gymnast. Coaches are currently conditioning and training their gymnasts at very demanding and advanced levels. Although the sport has several positive health benefits on the body, it also puts gymnasts at a very high risk of injury. It is not very common for these injuries to be severe, however, if they are not treated properly it is likely for them to lead to chronic pain and even bone fractures.

According to Chris Mallac, the Sports Injury Doctor, gymnasts suffer many growth problems. This includes back problems. One problem includes Scheuermann's disease. One is diagnosed with this disease when the front portion of their back does not develop. In fact, gymnasts are commonly diagnosed because of the repetitive flexing and arching of the back. This disease leads to hunchback. Specifically, the spine starts to wedge out. Scheuermann's disease can take gymnasts out of the sport for periods of time to let their spine grow and function properly. Gymnasts are also commonly diagnosed with premature osteoporosis. This is when the bones weaken, leading to bone loss and severe back pain. These problems are caused because the back never has time

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One of the extracurricular activities that made the most impact on my life is being a part of Pueblo Central Gymnastics. I joined the team my freshman year of high school. The practice were from 7-9 at night, and living two hours away, it made for quite a few long nights over the four years I participated. But through this experience, I have forever been impacted. I was able to improve my gymnastics career and make life long memories and friends. I was able to bring a sense of hard work and determination to the team. With the four hour round trip and late night practice, I had many people not only on my team but people from the community commend me on how much dedication and hard work I must be putting in to continue my gymnastics career. All

Gymnasts can perform the stability ball pike, stability ball jackknife, slide plank, stability ball rollout, and front plank (Major, 1996). These exercises will help the gymnast be able to hold positions need for competition for a long duration of time. Gymnasts can also perform pushups, handstand holds, stand up on toe, stand toe raises, and bar dips to improve their muscular strength (Major, 1996). The exercises help improve individual muscles that will be used during the sport (Major, 1996). They also include movements that are used during the completion as well. The assistant exercises not only will help with movement, and strength, but will also help stabilize the joints (Major,

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Spirit Gymnastics Training Center is a gymnastics school that is located in North Wales, Pennsylvania. This gymnastics training center offers the preschool program and recreational gymnastics classes. Their recreational gymnastics classes include boys and girls preschool for ages 1-5 and girls classes for ages 5-15. Spirit Gymnastics Training Center is proud to bring their new bar tumble trak trainer and chalk box. This gymnastics school showcases and features their Top-notch Junior Olympic

“It is a wonderful way to develop coordination, balance, strength and creativity while working in harmony with the horse.” (AVA) Vaulting is not like trick riding, the horses are much more calmer. Some 4-H clubs have certain things to involve vaulting.

Who has shown they can do anything? Who has won a total of 2 gold medals? That would be Gabby Douglas all time Olympic gymnast.

Gymnastics can be a difficult sport in its self, let alone with all the extra added issues included. The judging system they have in this sport is pretty disgraceful which can sometimes push athletes to the edge. But also the positive changes that the gymnasts can make if they work as a team in the gymnastics community is what the sport is really about. This is shown in

Every four years, people look forward to athletic competitions where different countries’ top athletes compete for a gold medal and to prove they are the best. This gathering of elite athletes is the Olympics. A staple of the Olympics is the gymnastics competition where men and women effortlessly defy the laws of physics. There is, however, a lot of biomechanics that goes into creating the tumbling passes and routines.

These tricks that the top level athletes perform all relate to the laws of physics, every trick has components of mechanics whether it be performed in a half-pipe or just straight off the ground. The key aspects of mechanics that are essential for these tricks performed in a half-pipe include Torque, Momentum, Centripetal force, Velocity, Acceleration; they also need to follow the laws of projectile motion, conservation of energy. All of these play a role in helping the top athletes perform tricks and giving them the ability to rotate in the air at will and land safely.