Getting Started

Here are 5 handstand drills for beginners- although really gymnasts of all ages and levels can benefit from the drills in this video! Makenzie is wearing the Make Your Dreams Happen shirt from the GymnasticsHQ shop. Lunges: There are 3 parts to this drill- Legs together, T, legs together- this is to practice the "T" shape you… Read More →

  We've put together a list of 10 exercises you can do at home to improve your gymnastics skills. You might be thinking: It's impossible for me to work on my gymnastics skills at home because I don't have any gymnastics equipment. Here's the deal: It's not. The list below has gymnastics exercises you can do… Read More →

Recently we came across the Perfect Balance Gymnastics Series while searching for quality gymnastics books to recommend to our readers. In doing our research we found out that Melisa Torres, the author of the series, was a gymnast herself which made us even more interested in learning more about her and her books! Often the… Read More →

You've signed your child up for gymnastics class and now you want to know what they should wear! Depending on your gymnast's age and gender they will probably wear something different to gymnastics class. However, most girls will wear a leotard. We will go through what gymnasts of each age wear. The “proper” gymnastics attire… Read More →

It can be hard to know exactly what kind of leotard to buy your gymnast. There are so many different materials, brands, some expensive leotards along with some cheaper ones.  Leotards are what most girls wear to gymnastics class.  I know when I first started doing gymnastics, the weren't many options for where you could… Read More →

A handstand is one of the most important skills in gymnastics. Not only is it one of the basics on floor, the straight-body handstand position is everywhere in other skills. The handstand position is in a giant on bars, in a front handspring on vault and in handsprings (back and front) on both beam and floor… Read More →

Have you heard about vision boards but aren’t really sure what they are or why you should create one? Are you wondering how vision boards can help you become a better gymnast? Do you wish someone could help you create your very own gymnastics vision board? Well, look no further, gymnast. You’ve landed in the… Read More →

One of my favorite things about Instagram is getting to know some of you in the GymnasticsHQ audience. As we start a new year, and it's time to make gymnastics goals, I would love to see the goals that you make! I created some gymnastics Instagram story templates that you can use to share your… Read More →

Gymnastics is such a fun sport, but it's also super challenging. It can be so inspiring to watch elite gymnasts compete at national competitions (I mean, who doesn’t love watching the Olympics?!), and they definitely serve as great motivation to keep practicing and setting goals you can work toward. It can also be helpful to… Read More →