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The Benefits of Gymnastics - Chapter 4
Published Tue 02 Nov 2021
Continuing Singapore Gymnastics (SG) series of introductions about the benefits of gymnastics from Dr William Sands' comprehensive research, we now release one of the advantages of the sport.
Gymnasts learn early to fall without injuring themselves.
Because gymnastics is performed on mats, the gymnast learns to fall and roll to spread the forces of impact over a larger area and time. Considerable effort is expended in the early teaching of gymnasts to roll - partly as a skill in itself and partly as a prerequisite to other skills. Learning to fall helps the gymnast avoid injury. Fall-training can help prevent injuries in most sports. Gymnasts acquire a very "cat-like" ability to right themselves and to fall without being hurt
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