Nadia, Olga and Victoria

I have always really, really disliked participating in gymnastics. This goes back to 7th and 8th grade when we had to do it for a grade. Well, if you can't even get up on the uneven bars, how are you going to do any skills on them? This was also the same time when we had to do the American test of the bent arm hang. I did it for 4 seconds. Even in 7th grade I had no upper body strength.

So, imagine my trepidation when we went on excursion to a gymnastics gym for our morning work out.

The first thing you notice is how bouncy the floor is. No wonder the girls can fly around so high! We did a few team drills which were fun and very cleaver. You always work harder for a team than you do yourself. Then, we went to the running trampoline where a gymnast learns to vault. And guess what? It was FUN! It didn't even feel like exercise. We bounced all over the place.  After doing a few more drills we were allowed to play on any equipment we wanted. I did the balance beam because my balance is awful and I thought I could use some practice.

Really fun and interesting morning....