50 Stocking Stuffers from Gym Gab

HO, HO, HO!

Are you ready for Christmas? Makenna over at Gym Gab (my new favorite Gymnastics Blog!) has taken some time to put together a great list of goodies for your gymnasts! Check them out here.

Image credit: Gym Gab Blog

Happy Shopping!

Flips 4 Flops Giveaway

'Tis the season for giving and my friend Sandra, creator of Flips 4 Flops, and I are embracing the holiday spirit with this flippin' awesome giveaway!

Name this Flips4Flop and you could win 5 custom made pairs for your team!

To Enter:

Leave in the comments what you would name the Flips4Flop in the picture.

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One lucky winner will be chosen on Saturday, December 7th.

Friday Freebie: Gymnastics Gift Tags

Happy Friday everyone! It's that time of year again, when we are scrambling around to find the perfect gift and the perfect way for presentation of the gift. When you've got a team of gymnasts, some coaches' gifts and other gymnastics fans to provide for it can be quite disheartening to find there are little options to choose from.

Don't worry, I've got your back!

How to Make the Most of Your Craft Foam with DIY Gymnastics Stamps

This weekend is going to be fun! Funky and I are headed to one huge pool party for two sisters (one happens to be my level 4 gymnast who has one of the most delightful floor routines that you just can't help but smile from first beat to final pose!) Presents, favors & swimming suits ready to go. But there's a thing about the gift wrapping paper.

You see, I am super cheap thrifty. In Singapore, they don't sell wrapping paper by the roll. It is sold in 1 meter squares, boring or overly girly with pink lace or some other gaudiness that makes chics like me puke AND almost $3 a pop in some stores.

Third world problems...I know.

So, how do you avoid this wrapping paper inflation of Singapore?

PRINTABLE: Boys Superhero Gymnastics Birthday Banner

Super awesome, superhero gymnastics?!

YES!

It's here for you and I'm just dying to see someone print this out and make a banner for their little dude. So if you do follow these super simple steps to create a little bit of awesomeness I would love to see it.

Healthy & Easy Snacking for Gymnasts: Pre, During & Post Workout Printable

So, I've got to confess, I fell off this amazing clean eating that gave me this powerful energy in and out of the gym. I blame the pregnancy for my indulging in ridiculous amounts of dairy, donuts and chocolate for my meals snackin'. With 10 more weeks to go until we get to meet this little gymmy doing flips in my tummy, I'm getting the household back on track with healthy, clean eating.

Foot down, are you ready to do the same?

For you all out there scrambling to find EASY snacks for your amazing gymnast. Here is a list I made. I now keep it on my fridge and use it as a reference to keep us in full swing.

Pre-Workout Snacks 

•Apple & nut butter
•Bananas & peanut butter
•Cottage cheese & fruit
•Avocado
•Small bowl of cereal
•Whole grain english muffin
•Pita bread with hummus
•Fig newtons
•Trail mix
•Veggie strips
•Energy bar

Mid Workout Snacks 

•Grapes
•Kiwi slices
•Cut Papaya cubes
•Sunflower seeds

Post Workout Snacks 

•Banana
•Coconut Water
•Fresh fruit juice
•Pineapple
•Veggie Juice
•Dates & Nuts
•Cherries
•Natural Peanut butter & apple wrap
•Sweet potato
•Frozen grapes
•edamame

I'm hoping this list will help you out when you are trying to pick snacks out for your gymnast. It doesn’t always have to be an Iced Milo and a bag of chips. Mix it up!

Since you read through the whole thing I will reward you with a freebie.

Now all I need you to print this out, post it on your fridge & fuel those bodies! 

Download the Pre, During & Post Workout Printable by clicking here & saving from Slideshare!

What Kind of Gymnastics Levels are there in Singapore?

I've gotten asked this question a few times from readers and friends back home. If you are familiar to the USAG Junior Olympic program, what I like to think is a pretty darn good comprehensive program for the development of top gymnasts, diggin' deep into the Singaporean levels systems can leave some of us to raise an eyebrow.  Yes, and I plan to do just that...dig a little deeper. But for now, here's a little overview. 

In Singapore, Singapore Gymnastics (SG) is the national governing body that runs the competitive system. This "10-year Long Term Plan for Gymnastics in Singapore to enter Top 12 in the World and Compete at the Olympics" system is broken up into two streams before the gymnast would compete F.I.G.: