gymnastics

A young girl describes what she does in her gymnastics class. Includes information on choosing a gymnastics class.

When Seattle fourth-grader McKenna Brooks' cast comes off she dives back into gymnastics training in hopes of making the competitive team, but after volunteering at a therapeutic horseback riding center, she considers broadening her interests.

Introduces gymnastics, discussing its history, American highlights, skills, stretching exercises, equipment, events, and safety aspects.

Explores every aspect of gymnastics including clothing, warming up, apparatuses, balances, rolls and rolling, headstands and handstands, tumbling, and vaulting.

Introduces and provides a history of the sport of gymnastics, describing many types of gymnastics techniques and movements, as well as some issues of concern to aspiring gymnasts.

Seventeen-year-old Kim, feeling the pressure of maintaining an A average to stay on her college gymnastics team, becomes obsessive about her weight and develops anorexia.

Investigates the destructive side of women's elite competition in gymnastics and figure-skating, exposing such problems as eating disorders, stunted growth, and debilitating injuries. Concludes that abusive coaches and intense pressure from parents are often to blame.

Follows several children as they learn gymnastics skills and prepare for competition.

An illustrated guide to children's gymnastics.

Introduces kids to the exciting and varied world of gymnastics.