There are so many sports in the world today that you can play a different one everyday for the rest of your life. Of course there are the most popular ones such as baseball, soccer, and football. But there are also sports that can get overlooked. Water polo, cricket, and dodge ball are just a few sports that do not receive the attention they deserve. There are also the sports that people suggest aren’t even sports. Cheerleading, rhythmic dancing, and gymnastics are all sports that are often times looked at as a hobby or an activity, but never a sport. There are thousands of people that wonder, is gymnastics really a sport?

When it comes to fundraising gymnastics is certainly a sport. While gymnastics fundraisers are not as common as baseball fundraising or football fundraisers, the fact is that gymnastics is a very expensive sport to compete in and that means gymnastics fundraising is a reality.

For the people who do not see gymnastics as a sport, they look at gymnastics as a time of game or activity. They see a bunch of girls and a few guys jumping on trampolines, dancing on floors, and tumbling around having a blast. They see gymnastics as an interest or pastime that almost anyone and everyone can do. The funny thing is, is that this is not the case. When gymnasts are questioned if gymnastics is really a sport, they have one reply. Duh! Gymnastics is a sport that takes an incredible amount of athletic ability and poise that only a few have.

Gymnastics is a sport that is much more difficult than others, because there are several different skills you must have. There are the uneven bars, the vault, the beam, and the floor. For the men there are also the rings that go along with the others.

Many male gymnasts are often perceived as wimpy, or feminine for competing in such a female dominating sport. These male gymnasts simply ask these critics for a quick challenge. The challenge is to hold themselves up in the two rings for only five seconds. Not only can most people not hold it for five seconds, but they can’t even get up there. Gymnastics is a very difficult sport that takes an extreme amount of upper and lower body strength.

Flips and stunts may look easy to you, but that is only because the gymnasts make it look easy. They need to be in cardiovascular strength, because flipping on a large bat for several minutes can be very tiring. If you do not think so, simply sprint in place for five minutes as fast as you can. Now imaging flipping several feet in the air, it is not easy.

Gymnastics does not receive the credit it deserves. It is one of the most challenging sports that demands plenty of physical and mental strength. So the next time someone asks is gymnastics really a sport, you should know the answer. Duh!

For those of you who think differently try doing some of the exercises you see top gymnasts do and then tell someone they are not athletes.

Author Bio: Howard Gottlieb, President of Easy Fundraising Ideas. We offer great sports fundraising ideas.

Category: Sports
Keywords: gymnastics