TUMBLE Blog AND TWIST An in-depth look into Calgarys top recreational gymnastics center in . The posts uploaded will include Kyle Shewfelt Gymnastic’s classes, coaches, and what makes the gym so unique. Each week will carry on a new topic surrounding the Gymnastics centre.

Photo by:Jaelyn Fugel “From the very moment we walked in, Kyle's gym is welcoming, friendly and warm. As a mother of four, I cannot say enough about having a well laid out floorplan, and Kyle has absolutely nailed it. Great shoe and coat area, and the parent / sibling lounge is fan- tastic. Then, the gym. Oh, the gym! We have been to multiple other clubs and Kyle's is superb. His entire team of instructors and admin are also so dang friendly and helpful, I can't wait to go each week, and I'm the parent!” -Laura Wallace

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Kyle Shewfelt was born and raised in Calgary, . Three medals that Kyle Shewfelt earned at the Olympics showed up on display. Kyle Shewfelt is a three time Olympian. In 2004 Olympics, Kyle won Gold with A look into the clean veiwing area for friends and family to watch the gymnasts! This a show-stopping rou- area is always kept clean, and organized.Its important for the people to watching to tine. Kyle Shewfelt Gymnas- feel comfertable. So they provide work spaces for parents and gaurdians who bring tics opened up in 2013 and the kids to class, then the adults can sit down, pull out their computer and work from has been popular and loved the gym which is pretty handy especially for the familes who live far away. iTs easier by many since it has opened. to spend 60-90 minutes at the gym versus driving home and having to drive back after This facility is a true repre- a short amount of time. sentation of Kyle Shewfelt; encouraging fun, hard work, and and positivity In the picture above Kyle Shewfelt is getting ready to coach his Adult gymnastics class which he coaches every Tuesday. Picture taken by Jaelyn Fugel

What is Tumble and Twist? Tumble and twist is a blog created to share an inside look on what it’s like to be at Kyle Shew- felt Gymnastics! The facility was voted as Calgary’s Top Choice Gymnastics Center for 2018. Providing many choices to their customers Kyle Shewfelt Gymnastics provides regular learning gymnastics classes, summer and winter camps, drop in nights, parkour classes, workout classes, and kids nights’. The amazing passion and hard work the staff brings to the facility everyday is something that you cant find anywhere else. The gym is cleaned thoroughly every night which help provide such a comfertable and relaxing enviroment. There truly is a different expiriencewhen you go to Kyle Shewfelt Gymnastics.

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Gymnastics sports have records including art works depicting gymnastics actions and activities being done way back in ancient Egypt, China, Greece and Rome. Gymnastics sports have evolved from four main sourc- es.

1. Military 2. Education 3. Medical 4. Performing arts

Histoical Origin Source-Military Many Gymnastic events today originated from the Military

Rings in Mens Gymnastics: The rings were used in Military training, back then this activity was known as Roman Rings because the Romans would train and do conditioning and appara- tus for soilders and gladiators.

Vault and Pommel Horse: The Pommel Horse and was used back then to have the soilders practice mounting and remounting Picture above shows the rings with a yoga ball to practice bal- When coaching, there are three F’s that are follwed to ensure sucess for everyone. their horses as quickly and efficiently as possible. ance and work on core strength The three F’s are: 1. Gaining Fitness Historical Origin Source-Education 2. Having Fun 3. Learning proper Fundamentals Several current Gymnastics events and apparatus were invented or popularized by early European educators ensuring the students were mentally and physically strong. These all provide sucess for the student all three are key to a sucessful class or sucessful participants. For example: Many of the activities for education was forcused on flexibility and edurance, blanace beam and paralell bars were mainly used and introduced as equipment at this time. -If a student is learning the Fundementals and gaining lots of Fitness, but the third F (which is having Fun) is left out or very rarley occuring, the kids will get bored and not want to participate, some will even not want to Historical Origin Source-Medical attend classes anymore. Many medical practitioners were also educators, the exercise and systems of training they taught and enour- -If the kids are learning the Fundementals and having Fun, but not gaining Fitness, they will struggle and aged as educators, was also used for rehabilitation of injuraies most comonly after the 1st and 2nd World even possibly be able to learn new skills or even the basics due to a lack of muscle building and training. Wars.

-If the kids are having Fun and doing lots of Fitness but lacking the Fundementals, that makes them learning Historical Origin Source-Performing Arts new things or even moving up levels in the future very difficult. Without learning the basics the kids are com- pletley lost. A comparisson to not learing the Fundementals and then having the kids trying to learn new skills The oldest source of modern Gymnastics is from Performing arts. Many Chinese, Egyptian and Greek pottery is like walking across the road with your eyes closed; it’s dangerous and you don’t know what your doing or and other art work from more than 2000 years ago, suggest highly trained acrobats. where your going. Many of the performing arts involved tumbling, hand balancing, the use of swings, springed devices and Another major thing that is taught to every level is the saftey landing, this is the most important basic skill many more. everyone must know and do. A saftey landing is when your legs are shoulder width apart, knees bent, and your arms reach out in front of you with your hands making a stop sign. This landing provides balance from a forceful landing and it absorbs the pressure of a landing. If you were you land with your legs straight, you would most likley dislocate you knee or be impacted by another injury. Gymnastics today carries through many other sources of entertainment such as dance, cheerleading,circus groups, and movie stunts.

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