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James Glader:
How time flies! 2014 will mark the 10 year anniversary of my Rhythmic Gymnastics photography. To celebrate the occasion I am extending a $10 custom coupon code to you for the online photo store.
In addition, I have new gallery with 100 of my favorite images of the past decade …
Please take a look around the new store. There are 1,000s of photos available there. …
GYMFOTO – James Glader Photography
Kate, a
formercurrent gymnast and CrossFitter, was told by doctors that she probably would’ve died from the disease if she hadn’t been in such good physical shape. It was only a year before she returned to the CrossFit gym …
Click PLAY or watch the video on TODAY.
… What’s your problem, again?
WOGymnastike:
Featuring 2012 Olympic team gold medalist Mckayla Maroney and 1956 Olympic vault champion Larisa Laytinina, a GIF shows us the difference between the kind of vaults which were performed by the two best vaulters at 2012 and 1956 Olympics.
(via the Daily Dot)
Al Fong shows specific exercises to teach young gymnasts how to keep knees straight.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
(via Al Fong)
Blast from the past. (PDF)
Published 2004, Rescuing the Emotional Lives of Overweight Children: What Our Kids Go Through — and How We Can Help is a book by Sylvia Barkan Rimm.
Dr. Sylvia Barkan Rimm (born 1935) is an American psychologist specializing in parenting, child development and learning. She has written books on raising gifted children, success for girls, and communication skills.
… In a recent study of 15 countries, including the United States, the U.S. had the dubious honor of being ranked first in the prevalence of overweight and obese adolescents. …
Overweight children were five times as likely to describe their self-confidence as poor compared to average-weight children. They were much more likely to describe themselves as lonely, sad, fearful, and different.
Overweight girls were less likely to describe themselves as popular or beautiful. Overweight boys were less likely to describe themselves as athletic. Overweight children were much more worried about almost everything, and very over-weight children were three times as worried about their futures than average-weight children. …
The Six-Step Healthy Rescue Plan
Be a coach, instead of a judge.
Go for the goal.
Recruit additional support.
Design a nutritional plan.
Organize an exercise effort.
Celebrate strengths.
I’m dubious.
Things will continue to get worse before they get better. 😦
Some overweight children can handle the extra social pressures.
It may even be more normal to be heavy at a young age than it was in the past.
But best practice would be to get your children early into good exercise and eating habits.
(via Rec Gymnastics)
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