Fresh Moves, Fresh Mindsets: How We’re Evolving for Today’s Athletes
At Affinity, we believe growth and teamwork are at the heart of every GREAT gymnastics class.
Affinity Turns 18: A Celebration of Growth, Gratitude, and the Everlasting Fascination with Gymnastics
This week, Affinity celebrates its 18th birthday! We’re a whole ‘grown up’ person old. Wow.
Top 5 things to ask of a GREAT Summer Holiday Camp Provider
Ah the summer holidays. That impossible balance of activities, childcare, work, family time, and ideally not tearing your hair out by week 3.
My child is no good at gymnastics…. When do we quit?
I was asked this question in the gym recently and yes, it is a super valid question to ask. You want to get value from your time and money invested in activities and to see that your child has found ‘their’ affinity with something (you see what we did there ?).
How young should you REALLY start gymnastics?
It’s obviously pretty young right? I mean they’ll never be an Olympian if they don’t get started early? Yes, we think gymnastics (and all its related activities) is the BEST start into sport and indeed all movement. Share on But it’s NOT to ensure they have a chance at the Olympics! Not all children who […]
Simone Biles – why she’s the BEST (and it’s not for the reasons you may think!)
It’s pretty undeniable American gymnast Simon Biles is the GOAT. You might have seen her perform recently at the World Championships or heard about her experiences at the Olympics. Share on No matter what scale you use to determine her performance – the difficulty of her skills, the new ones created, the medals […]
How gymnastics helps your pre-school child develop
We know gymnastics is great fun. But why should you look to bring your pre-school child as early as possible? We share the top ten reasons why gymnastics is of great benefit for the development of your pre-school child, with the help of some science and the feedback from our current Affinity preschool parents.
Top tips to help your child when they get discouraged
From time to time, everyone gets a bit discouraged with what they do – in all areas of life! Success and progress unfortunately isn’t linear. It’s more of a wiggly, messy looking line and that messy part can be hard for anyone to deal with, let alone a child! Here’s my five-step process for you to help support your child through if they feel discouraged at class, or indeed with any activities.
How do I know if my athlete is progressing?
It’s gotta be the number one thing you look for as a parent of a gymnast, right? You are paying the bills and want to know your child is progressing. But what does that mean, what does it look like and how do you know?
But I can’t even cartwheel!
It’s true that a cartwheel is one of the most universally recognised gymnastics skills. So it is natural to base some kind of progress on this skill.
But cut your child (or yourself!) some slack. It may be one of our ‘basic’ gymnastics skills but have you ever stopped to think about what a gymnast has to do, in order to do a successful cartwheel?