> Is it ok to start Gymnastics when your 13 ?

Is it ok to start Gymnastics when your 13 ?

Posted at: 2015-04-20 
im just barley wanting to start gymnastics . is it ok , cause some people say you mostly have to start it when your around 2 . but im barley wanting to do it .

*barely is how you spell that first of all (sorry!)

Yeah, it's definitly okay to start out at age 13. As long as you dont have high expectations to become like an Olympic gymnast. There are classes for girls your age who want to start gymnastics also.

If you don't really want to though, you probably shouldn't. It's not good to participate in something with little ambition and will likely intrude with things you do like doing. You may want to consider open gym. Where you have access to equipment but in a, self-taught environment. You also don't have required times, so you can go when your schedule allows.

Its fine! People at my gym star at 13 all the time. You would probably just want to take classes and not team. Team starts at a very young age so you would start with the elementary school kids if you wanted to do team. If you are very good then you might be able to compete in-house. It depends on what gym you go to. I started when I was very young but we had 13-15 year old's join my team when I was only in 4th grade. So it is not impossible and I highly sugggest it! Gymnastics is such a wonderful sport!

It's okay if you start at 13! On my team, most of our girls started around 13 and are doing round-off back handspring back layout halves! As long as you don't have Olympic dreams then, 13 is a fine age! :)

Most people that start around 2 hate there parents around 12 because their parents are pushing them hard and applying a lot of pressure. If you are somewhat in shape now, you'll be fine.

im just barley wanting to start gymnastics . is it ok , cause some people say you mostly have to start it when your around 2 . but im barley wanting to do it .