Sometimes It Just Takes A Little Practice

I often talk to people about how it takes a bit of time to develop habits. When a habit is formed, it becomes powerful and repetition is the key! You see, that can work in both ways, good and bad. When we eat enough crap, we form a habit, when we don’t go to the gym or exericse, we form a bad habit. But by a bit of repetition and making the first step, we can push things in the right direction.

Now here’s the story behind this video.  When I was a youngster, I was never good at any sports and when it came to things like gymnastics at school, I never had guts to flip myself around, I never thought I was capable, so I stuck to tapping away on the computer!

About six months ago, after starting morning bootcamp at Exeter Gymnastics Club, an evening class started for adult gymnastics. How much fun was it! Brilliant, and so I signed up and I’ve been having a blast ever since. Needless to say I’ve been keen to overcome that fear I had as a child. Last night I broke it with my first unassisted backwards somersault on the trampoline, and it was caught on film. Anyway, the message of this post is, take the step to form new habits and they will be formed. It’s whether you’re willing to make that first move…

If you’re a parent to a new child, can I recommend that you get your kids early into gymnastics clubs, it’s awesome fun, builds confidence, helps them develop great friendships and who knows, you could have an olympic athlete in your family.