Little Gym Leeds run classes for children from 4 months of age. I am in the Twisters group which is for children from 6 years of age that have a good grounding in gymnastics.
When I started in September we all started off with the basics because you need to know how to jump on a springboard or how to do a forward roll to be able to progress on to the harder moves. Little Gym really focuses on this and makes sure we perfect each move, I had picked up a few bad habits so they helped me sort these out! After we all knew the basics we started to do more challenging things, Sam my teacher helped us to do an ‘Aerial’ which is a no-handed cartwheel and my other teachers help me to do things like upwards circle on the high bar and arabesques on the beam which are great fun!
Each week before we start doing gymnastics we do a fun, enjoyable warm-up that everyone loves. There are speakers in the gym, we call them Kevin and Steve, first the teacher turns then on and we listen to them and do what the speakers say. Last week in the warm up there was a song playing and through the song, it would say things like walk around on your tiptoes, do a forward roll or run around and my teacher would join in. The teachers are great and make learning really fun.
At Little Gym we always have a game at the end which is great but the good thing is that you can have a little joke around with your friends as long as your still working hard and listening when you are told. I would highly recommend Little Gym.
Olivia, Age 8
We have found that doing gymnastics from an early age has been great in helping Olivia in other sports she does as it has developed her physical skills such as body control, coordination, and strength whilst also developing her self confidence. You can find out more about the benefits of gymnastics on children’s development here.
You can find out more about the weekly sessions and the current timetable on The Little Gym website here.
We currently have a 15% off offer for Mumbler’s for the Bug classes (4-10 months) find out more here.
Unit H, Moor Allerton Centre, LS17 5NY
**Mumbler was not paid for this review and we pay to attend weekly classes but Little Gym Leeds do advertise in general on North Leeds Mumbler
