Author: Rick Mc

Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.

acrobatic Yoga

Yoga Slackers are ultra long distance endurance athletes. Also expert on Slackline. And Yoga.

See their unique history.

Click PLAY or watch some acrobatic Yoga on YouTube.

(via Tom Mangan on Facebook)

review – Gabby’s book

Many awoke to find our Olympic Champion’s rushed-to-print autobiography under the Christmas tree.

Lauren of the Couch Gymnast posted the first review I’ve seen:

… even though it’s marketed to elementary schoolers. IT WAS TERRIBLE. I read it in about two hours and it was the absolute worst! …

I’ll give it a miss.

She’s had a terrific year, overall.

Aunt Joyce:

Gabby Douglas was named the Female Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press, the youngest recipient since Mary Lou Retton. It is quite simply a huge honor that underscores the impact Gabby Douglas made on the world this summer with her Olympic wins. The last three female gymnasts to be named Athlete of the Year were Olga, Nadia and Mary Lou. Peggy Fleming is the only figure skater to ever win the award. …

related – Guardian review – Gabby Douglas’s memoir chronicles a 16-year-old’s journey to the top

The Olympic champion’s autobiography highlights her road to gold, but it doesn’t exactly sound like the voice of a teenager

12yr-old fitness 1981 v 2008

I saw this alarming graphic of Canadian youth on Gymfinity.

related – American Journal of Preventative Medicine – Children Obese Due to a Host of Unhealthy Pressures

😦

Metroplex Gymnastics

This week’s Workout Wednesday features one of the top teams in Texas, Metroplex Gymnastics. Gymnastike visited Metroplex in Allen, Texas on November 1st, 2012 to see how their strong optional team is preparing for the upcoming season. The head team coaches are Gina Logan and Marnie Futch.

Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.

http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/NDc2NjcxNjI3?related=1

Watch more video of Checking in with Metroplex Gymnastics, Fall 2012 on gymnastike.org

Montreal – National Circus School

Tryouts.

… entrance exam will take place in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal, Paris and Buenos Aires. Register before January 15, 2013.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

British Gymnastics Carol

Absolutely the worst Christmas carol you’ll hear this year. Deliriously bad.

Proof that gymnasts cannot sing. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.