Most people do not know that there is a difference between power tumbling and gymnastics, so I thought you might like to know the difference. Power Tumbling is trampoline, rod floor (long springy strip) and double mini (tramp). Those 3 things summarize what Power Tumbling is all about.
Gymnastics, on the other hand, is bars, balance [...]
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With all of the talk about keeping moving and having moving help keep you healthy, I thought you might like a few suggestions on how to make movingfun. One example is swinging on a rope. You can see a picture of that on our facebook page. I am doing Active Kids/ Project 52 (for 52 weeks [...]
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Active Kids/ Project 52
I thought you might be interested in a few healthy snacks and what they may be good for. Actually I have 2 1/2 pages worth, but I will start with 3 healthy snacks. How does that sound? Then I will add more every now and then. Here are the first 3:
apples – protects your heart; prevents constipation; [...]
Read MoreHow do YOU feel about exercise? If you feel good about exercise, there’s a really good chance that your children will feel good about exercise too. It’s sorta like when you see other people enjoying themselves, even smiling, it makes you smile too, doesn’t it?
They say the very best time to instill values in our children [...]
Do you have active kids (or wish you did)? Active kids/Project 52 is all about active kids. At least one picture will be taken of child(ren) being active in a different way, per week for an entire year. So the 52 stands for 52 weeks in the year. We thought you might like to see [...]
Read MoreDo you know what synchronized trampoline is? It’s just like synchronized swimming where all swimmers do exactly the same thing, except on the trampoline. In syncro trampoline there are two trampolines, so two gymnasts trying to bounce and do skills at exactly the same time on two trampolines which are side by side.
A few [...]
Power Tumbling. Do you know what power tumbling is? A lot of people do not. The sport of Power Tumbling is similar to gymnastics only using the trampoline, rod floor and double mini to compete on, rather than the balance beam, bars, floor and vault. The kids just love it! Horizon has had national champions ever since [...]
Read MoreHaving a birthday soon? Birthdays are so much fun and so exciting for children. Remember when you ask them how old they are and they say the 1/2 year? It’s so cute. Like 5 1/2 or 6 1/2.
An active birthday party is great fun for the birthday child and all of their friends too. The [...]
