Gymnastics Conditioning at Home During COVID-19 Gym Closures
Many competitive gymnasts are looking to stay in shape during gymnastics club closures due to this COVID-19 virus. That’s great! Just be sure the home program has effective and appropriate exercises. Some of you have workouts that I have emailed over the years, but here are a few other ideas.
Many of the drills and conditioning exercises in these books can be done at home. They are easy to read and simple illustrations help. The Gymnastics Drills and Conditioning book has exercises for press handstand, dance drills and conditioning, uneven bars drills and conditioning, vaulting drills, and running drills. www.GymnasticsDrills.com
The Handstand Drills and Conditioning Book has core strength as well as upper body strength and handstand shape. www.HandstandDrills.com
And if the gymnast has a swing set in their backyard Swing Set Fitness would be very effective for core and conditioning specific to uneven bars. There are three books with swing exercises. The Swing Workouts book has over ten effective workouts. This would be a fun activity for the entire family if you would like to stay fit as well. www.SwingWorkouts.com
And finally to keep good general strength gymnasts can use the Legs Plus Workouts. The Legs Plus workouts do involve using light weights and a medicine ball. These are great workouts for adults interested in general fitness. www.LegsPlus.com
With any home program, the gymnast must be mature enough to focus and follow written instructions. It is preferred the parent read along with the gymnast and be sure the gymnast remains focused during each exercise.
And please remember, with any movement injury is possible. You and your child are responsible for your own personal safety.
Do not hesitate to contact me with any questions, 908-278-3756.