Adult Gymnastics Open Gym

Tonight I'm going to an adult gymnastics open gym session in Maryland Heights. It's actually at the very first location where I took my first gymnastics class 4-6 years ago (not sure when exactly). It will be very interesting to see what I can still do.

The open gym sessions are on Tuesdays from 8:30 - 9:50pm (and you can go in to warm-up and stretch before 8:30). There is an instructor there to give tips and do spotting, but it is an unstructured session rather than a structured class. At least since I've done gymnastics before, there are a number of drills that I know that I can practice. So, it should be easy to have things to do for the whole time.

This should be good for me. It will be a fun way to exercise. Plus, the skills/strength-building will carry over with the static trapeze (of which I was able to rejoin the class, so I'll get to start back on Friday). I am a bit nervous, though. I'll just have to make sure that I ease into it and not take risks. Hopefully this instructor is good and safe. It will be strange not having my previous coach there. I trusted him when he was spotting me. With this new person, I'll have to rely on myself not to do anything risky.

I'm planning on mostly drilling with the basics tonight - forward and backwards rolls, hand stands, handstand to forward roll, cartwheels, round-offs. Also, I want to do some basic trampoline work. And, then depending on how I'm doing I might do my back tuck on the trampoline and then start working my standing back handspring again with spot. But, I might wait on those if I don't feel comfortable.

This gym also has all of the apparatus equipment - uneven bars, etc. Maybe I'll try to do some of that, too. I had been learning some very basic skills on the uneven bars - front pull-over. And, I was trying to learn the skill where you rotate around the bar. There are lots of possibilities. Hopefully I don't wind up looking really silly. I'll bet I'm the most novice person there. But, that's how I was when I was taking before, and it didn't bother me. As long as I'm working on improving what I can do, that's all I can ask for.