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    Rhythmic Gymnastics - A Combination of Athleticism and Grace If, in six years time, I were to become a successful Hollywood screenwriter and was commissioned to write a screenplay about women in sports, I would have a hard time deciding what to write about. There are currently so many sports that women participate in that I cannot image what will be available in the future. Out of all the athletic activities in which women participate, I feel that gymnastics has been overlooked by Hollywood;

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    Did you watch the olympics this year? Did you like watching gymnastics in the olympics? If you watched it and liked it you should read this article. You will learn about gymnast safety, mats, what is the highest level and how big the balance beam is. I hope you enjoy reading this. Is gymnastics safe? Gymnastics can be safe. There is risk of getting hurt. There are many ways to stay safe during gymnastics. Gymnasts should use wrist straps, guards and grips. When gymnasts are on the bars

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    Gymnastics If I asked you to guess what the real meaning of gymnastics is, you’d be surprised to find out that you are probably wrong, and what the true definition is. According to softschools.com, gymnastics’ true meaning comes from the Greek word, “gymnos,” which means “naked.” Nimblesports.com also states that the reason for this name is that in ancient Greece men were prepared for war by doing gymnastics, and in doing so, they were naked. These “soldiers in training” also jumped over bulls instead

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    Physical Fitness

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    Physical education (often abbreviated Phys. Ed. or P.E.) or gymnastics(gym or gym class) is a course taken during primary and secondary educationthat encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting. Physical education trends have developed recently to incorporate a greater variety of activities. Introducing students to activities like bowling, walking/hiking, or Frisbee at an early age can help students develop good activity habits that will carry over into adulthood.

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    Participating in any sport has advantages, many of which can last a lifetime. The sport of gymnastics is a good example. Gymnasts develop both strength and coordination. Other helpful skills taught in gymnastics are memorization and quick thinking. Perhaps the most important and long lasting advantage to taking gymnastics is learning the perseverance and hard work every gymnast needs to succeed. Gymnasts develop strength and coordination. Working out every day, muscles are used constantly.

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    Gymnastics is one of the most demanding and dangerous collegiate sports. Marina and Rodriguez (2014) investigated the physiological demands of women’s competitive gymnastics routines. Post-exercise heart rate, oxygen uptake, and peak blood lactate concentration were studied from eight elite female gymnasts. The gymnasts reached their highest heart rates (183-199 beats/minute), their highest oxygen uptake (33-44 mL/kg), and their highest blood lactate levels (7-9 mmol) following the floor and the

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    According to Oxford Dictionaries, the formal definition of gymnastics is "Exercises developing or displaying physical agility and coordination. The modern sport of gymnastics typically involves exercises on uneven bars, balance beam, floor, and vaulting horse for women, and horizontal and parallel bars, rings, floor, and pommel horse for men." Gymnastics is a competitive sport in which gymnasts perform acrobatic feats such as leaps, flips, turns, handstands and choreographed routines. These acrobatics

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    Artistic gymnastics is a good sport to take part in because it improves your strength, flexibility, coordination and balance, gives you the chance to build great relationships with others, and you will often experience the feeling of flying.There are five types of gymnastics, artistic, rhythmic, acrobatic, trampoline and tumbling, and aerobic, but artistic is the most popular. A gymnast will be taught a variety of skills from a kip on the uneven bars to a Yurchenko on vault. Artistic gymnastics can often

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    sticking to gymnastics which I had done forever or taking a leap of faith and trying out for cheer. I choose to tryout for cheer. I had grown up doing gymnastics, I loved the sport. I couldn’t possibly imagine myself anything other than a gymnast, but I decided to try out for my high school cheer team. I was unsure what the outcome was going to be, I was fearful of failure by not making it on the team as that was a big possibility due to my lack of experience. I felt safe in gymnastics, I was comfortable

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    mother was addicted to certain substances. Her sister was born two years after her. Her sister’s name is Adria Biles. As a child, Simone was homeschooled. Her sister was homeschooled with her. Simone did not go to gymnastics class to begin with. She went on a daycare field trip to a gymnastic arena. She then started doing a backflips off her mailbox after

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