Benefits of Gymnastics

Jennifer from Gymnastics Lab has a guest post on Los Angeles School of Gymnastics.

Benefits of Gymnastics for Boys

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Benefits of Gymnastics for Girls

Benefits of Gymnastics for Kids

Social and character benefits

Research and findings about the benefits of gymnastics

Benefits of Gymnastics for Boys, Girls and All Kids

FIG on the Olympic Channel

The creation of an Olympic Channel was one of the key recommendations of Olympic Agenda 2020, aiming to provide a new way to engage young people and core fans in the Olympic Movement, while also promoting the Olympic values on a consistent basis.

The Channel will broadcast live sports events, news and athlete stories, as well as historical Olympic footage and official films from the IOC’s archives. There will also be a focus on educational and youth-oriented programming, sustainability, sports science and nutrition, and promoting a healthy and active lifestyle.

The Olympic Channel Services team now consists of more than 60 full time employees, representing 20 different nationalities …

OLYMPIC CHANNEL REACHES LANDMARK AGREEMENTS WITH INTERNATIONAL SPORTS FEDERATIONS

Home office is in Madrid.

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Japanese Men’s training camp

Choosing their team early allows team Japan, the favourites, to do a lot of team building in advance of Rio.

Click PLAY or watch it on DailyMotion.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4fpslv_20160610training-camp-bilingual_sport

Uchimura would like to continue through the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, but no longer do the AA. He thinks Kenzo could one day be the Japanese and World AA Champ.

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Summit Invitational, Canmore

Today I’m at the boys year end fun meet in Canmore, Alberta. The Summit Invitational hosted by Kelly Mock at the new Canmore Illusions facility. The theme: “A DAY AT THE BEACH”.

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Canmore is an outdoor adventure mecca in the Rocky mountains. Everyone likes an excuse to travel to Canmore. The Canadian Men’s National Team Director Tony Smith is here, in fact.