Sports Advice - Gymnastics

[Tamimon]

Hey!
I need some advice!
I wanted to do gymnastics again! But I'm not sure I would be able to because I'm not flexiable anymore crying
Ermm...atm, i can still do cartwheels, a bridge and I can put my legs over my head. And thats about it. But I'm quite good at the trampoline(sp?)
I cant do the splits anymore stressed
I'm quite skinny and I'm 5'3 and way like...7 stones 2 onces sweatdrop
Do you think I could still try it, or would it be a waste of my time?
I really love gymnastics! I really find rhythmic gymnastics aweeesome! even though I dont think I could achieve that crying
I dont want to be like some sort olympic gymnist(sp?) or something
But I'm taking this very seriously
so what do you think? Any advice?

[Chinko-chan]

Flexability is all about practice. You have to train your body to move that way, if you can't do splits now with a lot of determination (and a few months) you'll be able to do them again. Talk with your gymnastics coach about excersizes for flexibility.

[holllabakgirl]

i just recently quit team gymnastics and if you really want to do it you have to have lots of spare time. it takes a lot of comitment...but it is fun when you learn how to tumble! if you strech every day you will get flexable pretty fast. anyway i learned that you have to start when you are young or elese you wont get very far...

[Tamimon]

Aww--
Sorry for the late reply. Thanks! the advice is super! i'm starting stretch alot more lately and even taken into yoga rofl