Thanksgiving (and the start of the holiday season) is here! Thanksgiving is actually my favorite holiday. Why, you might ask? Honestly, I ju

As a gymnast, I know you try to eat healthy and fuel your body. No matter what you are doing, you know that eating healthy is key to your pe

Halloween is such a fun holiday! I remember as a young gymnast getting the night off of practice and just getting to spend time with my frie

Carbohydrates (especially sugar) are extremely stigmatized (and sometimes even demonized), not just in the gymnastics community, but by our

Gymnasts, It's NOT normal to feel tired all the time. It's NOT normal for skills and routines that used to seem easy to now seem difficult.

Your competition season is over! Finally! Time to relax a bit. Ease up in the gym. Give your mind a break. If you're like so many gymnasts

Gymnastics has a long and complicated history with food (healthy eating, disordered eating, body image, etc.). There are so many stereotypes

Between family members, coaches, and medical professionals, it takes a village to keep a gymnast happy, healthy, and performing their best.

When it comes to skills and training, many deem the goal of perfection as a positive and worthwhile attribute for a gymnast to have. However

Gymnastics (like many aesthetic sports) has a long and complicated history with distorted body image. The basis of our sport is about being

"The unrealistic and often dangerous cultural undertones in gymnastics surrounding this idea of getting the 'perfect' gymnast body need to g