Toddlers love the running and jumping that takes place in a beginning class. There are programs for both preschool and kindergarten age kids. It is a good introduction to fitness classes. At Turnersville NJ Childrens Gymnastics the theme is having fun.
They will be having too much fun to think of it that way. Most kids love constant activity. In these classes, they will be encouraged in that direction.
Classes enrolling older children may prepare for competitions. This is not the goal of these early classes where they simply enjoy movement. Learning somersaults and unrefined cartwheels is not boring.
It leads to strength, coordination and flexibility that they can hone into sports skills or acrobatic competition later on. When they are interested, older children are prepared to compete in artistic competition. Girls develop their skills for competition in separate categories. One, the balance beam is a four-inch wide wood apparatus on which specific exercises are performed.
For the boys there is vault, parallel bars, pommel horse, still rings and the high bar. They also do a floor exercise routine. Balancing skill are applicable to sports such as basketball and football, which they may want to play during their high-school years.
There are a great many classes available. Boys can take tumbling, aerobics and acrobatics. For girls all those are available, plus rhythmic gymnastics. Recently, trampolining has grown in popularity for both genders.
What the young kids learn is how to enjoy all physical activities. These habits will continue into their adult lives. The children are being given the gift of good health along with the fun activity that goes on in the classes.
Let jumping, somersaulting, stretching and moving in general replace video games, computer games and television shows at least part of the time. Childhood obesity can be prevented with rigorous activities such as these. There is power and pride when the rudimentary cartwheel turns into one performed with straight arms, straight legs and gracefully pointed toes.
