Balance, muscle control... and training, training, training... ...and in these first example, extreme flexibility too    Our action clips today range from the highly professional to first steps in the gym. Many are graduates from acrobatic gymnastics clubs which they joined when very young  He is starting at the right age! Did you recognise the Romanian Stroe brothers from when they were kids and dominated the internet?    

Work-life balance. Bank balance.  Or just balance: that can be fun, especially if you train hard!  

As gymnastics/acrobatics coaches, we always say that the gymnasts can never spend enough time on their hands (i.e. supporting their weight on their hands). They need a good handstand for every piece of apparatus, actually. Today we can see some results - mostly excellent, some perhaps not (but making the effort). Including acrobatic groups pitching and catching, working together. Definitely an exhibition of physical fitness, of course. This post is quite heavy on videos, but in many cases it is the action which is important. Bear with us!   This guy goes for endurance... ...by the way, when we were training we had to do 8 minutes, but against a wall for occasional support   ...an unusual location, but you can't stop those circus performers even when they have free time!   ... and that last one is a good effort, but a typical 'banana back' caused by poor shoulder flexibility He's balancing OK though.  Some "easy steps" now, and then some games: Start young...  ...