Posts tagged gymnastics
"Forever Athlete"
"Forever Athlete"

Do you find yourself downplaying yourself? I know I am guilty of this quite often. The thing is, there is no reason we should not be totally proud of our awesome accomplishments! Sure, they may seem “small” or “not as significant” as someone else’s, but you’re not here for a competition. Our journey is just that, it is ours to own and to enjoy. There is the saying, “Don’t compare your chapter 1 with someone else’s chapter 25,” but I want to add onto that a little… what if your happy ending on your life journey is not the same as someone else’s? That means even if you both are on chapter 10, those chapters are going to look quite different - and they should! So do me a huge favor and don’t compare ANY of your chapters with anyone else’s because you are writing an entirely different and beautiful story.

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Adult Gymnastics, Motivation, Passion, RetreatSerena Pergolamental health, adult gymnastics, adult gymnast, passion, training, train like a gymnast, training like a gymnast, mental, gymnast, gymnastics, gymnastics skills, retreat, motivation, former gymnast, thinking like a gymnast, think like a gymnast, competitive gymnastics, competitive gymnastComment
More Than a Gymnast: Embracing What Comes Next
More Than a Gymnast: Embracing What Comes Next

This clarified to me, loud and clear, what it means to be more than a gymnast. To be a human connecting through shared experiences, both good and bad. To be a human empathizing with experiences very different from my own. To be a human who has the capability to take a shared love for a sport and transform it into a trajectory that propels me further in my life.

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Adult Gymnastics, Mental Health, Motivation, Passion, RetreatSerena Pergolaadult gymnastics, adult gymnast, passion, train like a gymnast, training like a gymnast, gymnast, mental health, gymnastics, motivation, retreatComment
Movement is Medicine
Movement is Medicine

Oftentimes in today’s world we either moving way too fast, or way too slow. There does not seem to be a comfortable balance we can strike to make us feel grounded. Countless research suggests that stress can actually lead to a physical decrease in our immune system leaving us more vulnerable to illness. So what can we do to alleviate some of this stress?

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Mental Health, Adult Gymnastics, Motivation, PassionSerena Pergolaadult gymnastics, adult gymnast, passion, train like a gymnast, Eat Like a Gymnast, training, mental health, motivation, mental, gymnastics, gymnastComment
Suicide Prevention Month
Suicide Prevention Month

September is Suicide Prevention Month and we wanted to create a safe space and a resource for our community. If you follow our founder on Instagram, you may have seen one of her recent posts, and if not, I wanted to start off here today with that:

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Mental Health, Motivation, Passion, Adult GymnasticsSerena Pergolamental health, former gymnast, gymnast, gymnastics, adult gymnast, training, training like a gymnast, thinking like a gymnast, train like a gymnast, think like a gymnast, passion, mentalComment
Personal Development and Gymnastics Retreat
Personal Development and Gymnastics Retreat

At the beginning of our Park City, Utah retreat, Danielle said something that - at the time - I didn’t realize the true weight of, “All of you will have a unique connection. You all are here, doing this work and experiencing things together that no one else is. You can never fully verbalize exactly what the experience of our Train Like a Gymnast retreats are like - you just have to live it.”

Now, as the retreat comes to a close and we continue on into our next chapters of lives, all heading different directions, I realize just how true this is. With that being said, I am going to do my best to bring the experience to life here, for you all, so you can see just how much you need this…

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Motivation, Adult Gymnastics, Mental Health, Passion, RetreatSerena Pergolaadult gymnastics, gymnast, gymnastics, adult gymnast, gymnastics skills, training, training like a gymnast, thinking like a gymnast, train like a gymnast, think like a gymnast, Eat Like a Gymnast, former gymnast, mental health, motivation, mental, passion, retreat Comment
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Gymnastics Recap
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Gymnastics Recap

Jordan Chiles, Sunisa Lee and Grace McCallum were a perfect example of support, teamwork and friendship. They raised one another up, and ultimately they rose together. They embodied grace, power, and precision with a fierce fight until the end. It is tremendously honorable for these young ladies who have trained their whole lives for this moment, to come together, support one another unwaveringly, prioritize their WHOLE health and step up to WIN a silver medal. What an accomplishment. At the end of the day, their Olympic success stretches far beyond the sport of gymnastics. This is a group of truly commendable young women and Olympic Silver Medalists!

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Adult Gymnastics, Mental HealthSerena Pergolaadult gymnastics, train like a gymnast, training, motivation, mental health, competitive gymnastics, gymnastics, gymnastics skills, gymnastComment
The Blessing in Disguise
The Blessing in Disguise

A couple weeks ago we heard from a TLAG community member about the fruition of her love for the sport of gymnastics. Today, we continue that story which is a true culmination of normalizing adult gymnastics and shifting gymnastics culture. Well, let’s jump back in….

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Adult Gymnastics, Motivation, PassionSerena Pergolaadult gymnastics, gymnast, gymnastics skills, gymnastics, training like a gymnast, train like a gymnast, motivation, former gymnast, competitive gymnast, competitive gymnastics, passionComment
Rising Together
Rising Together

“The most inspiring women in a female-dominated industry are those that set aside their girliness. They don’t get caught up in jealous games, they promote other women for their work, and they show their support for people that may have more talent than they do. They forget about any sort of competition among their team.” Inspiration today and every day to lift others up. After all, we are all on the same team.

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Adult Gymnastics, Mental Health, Motivation, PassionSerena Pergolamental health, adult gymnastics, train like a gymnast, thinking like a gymnast, motivation, gymnasticsComment
Our Complicated Relationship With Gymnastics Culture
Our Complicated Relationship With Gymnastics Culture

Not to spoil the ending here, but to answer this question… of course not. I am so much more than just a gymnast, and I know that now. But the thing about gymnastics is that our relationship with the sport is so complicated. To say I am disappointed right now is an understatement. The gymnastics world has failed me, and so many others, in so many ways. But even more so than disappointed, I am heartbroken. This sport is SO incredible - I mean look at how many incredible traits is can instill in us - if handled properly and in a healthy way, this sport is unmatched. So, all to say, let’s be a part of the positive change and monumental shift to a healthy gymnastics culture. And programs like Train Like a Gymnast are a great place to start.

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Adult Gymnastics, Mental Health, Motivation, PassionSerena Pergolamental health, gymnastics, adult gymnasticsComment
How To Overcome Setbacks
How To Overcome Setbacks

Let’s talk the dreaded, the soul-crushing, the deflating, the disappointing… the inevitable, setbacks.

We dedicate ourselves to the steps, we commit ourselves to the process, we challenge ourselves to overcome and setbacks happen anyway. So what’s the point? If we know we will inevitably wind up taking steps backward at some point, why should we continue stepping forward?

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Mental Health, Motivation, Passion, Adult GymnasticsSerena Pergolagymnastics, adult gymnastics, mentalComment
Getting Into Gymnastics As An Adult
Getting Into Gymnastics As An Adult

What do you feel it is? Why is it that we all gather together on this Train Like a Gymnast website and we long for the days of being a gymnast? Well, rest assured, we no longer need to long. We can fully assume our gymnast souls and immerse ourselves in the training, balancing, stretching, grounding and flipping content spread all throughout this website.

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Mental Health, Motivation, Adult Gymnastics, PassionSerena Pergolamental health, adult gymnastics, motivation, passion, training, gymnastics, train like a gymnast, training like a gymnast, think like a gymnast, thinking like a gymnast, adult gymnast, gymnast, former gymnast, competitive gymnastics, competitive gymnast, gymnastics skillsComment