Gymnastic in The Canary Islands

The equipment according to the type of gymsnastics : In woman's artistic gymastic events include the balance beam, uneven bars, floor exercise and vault. The vault apparatus is a solid platform placed at the end of a 25 m long runway. The gymnast sprints down the runway, hurdles onto a springboard and performs various handsprings and jumps over the vault apparatus. Women’s rhythmic gymnastics events include the ball, hoop, rope, club and ribbon. The gymnast incorporates the equipment into creative movements as she dances and tumbles. Gymnasts compete in each event on a 13 sq m carpeted mat. A trampoline apparatus consists of a nylon spring bed supported by a metal frame. The dimensions of a competition trampoline are 5.05 m long, 2.91 m wide and 1.155 m high. By bouncing on the trampoline, skilled gymnasts can reach 30 feet as they perform difficult flips and twists.

Seven American female  gymnasts  have won at least four medals at the Olympic Games: Shannon Miller (seven), Aly Raisman (six), Simone Biles (five), Nastia Liukin (five), Mary Lou Retton (five), Dominique Dawes (four), and Shawn Johnson (four). The 1984 women's gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton – nicknamed “America's Sweetheart” after she became the first U.S. woman to win the individual all-around Olympic gold medal and often considered the greatest American gymnast of all time – says Simone Biles is better.

This sport can be very fun and interesting to practice since gymnastics has different modalities; with music, accessories or directly the strength and flexibility of one.And the good part of this and besides this the best thing is that they can practice this sport at many times of the day abd in different clubs.

You can practice gymnastic in many different clubs in the Canary Islands we recommended you : -Artistic Gymnastics : Club Gimnástico Arafo Tenerife -Gymnastics on Trampoline: Club San José Dominicas -Rhythmic gymnastics : Adoney -Gymnastic for Everyone: Club Isla de Lanrarote -Acrobatic Gymnastics: Clobar Tram