Does a gymnast have to be fit & healthy?

yes they do. it depends on what type of gym you are going. I did state gymnastics and trained with the victorian team for along time. I had a stricy diet and fitness prgram I had to stick to. I also couldnt weigh more than 50kg. hope that helps if you want anything else comment me

um…did you really have to ask??? yes us gymnasts have to be super fit…not thin though…fit. I really think that if you want to be a gymnast you should start at the gym (24 hour fitness is good) and start there. well I eat junk food sometimes even though I never eat chocolate or drink sodas.

yeh you do have to be fit. but you dont have to be “skinny.” I compete in heaps of gymnastics competitions and I have seen girls who look fat but its all muscle and they come first because of their muscle which gives them power and strength to perform good tricks/flips! having a diet depends on whether you are an elite gymnast (which means really good and might compete internetionally) or whether you are a competitor competing in competitions for a local club for state and nationally. I compete for a local club but dont have a diet. I dont eat fatty foods (I eat them probably once in two months) but eat whenever I want.

there are some girls who are really skinny at my gym. I think it has to do with when you started doing gym. they started when they were 3 and 4 but the people who started later at the age of 7 and above arent as skinny.

but… yes gymansts are always fit and healthy

no gymnasts dont have to be fit! im a gymnast and a pretty good one and I weigh 165 pounds! just because most gymnasts are skinny doesnt mean all of them are! With the weight I have on me I can do all of my tricks fine! you can be as fat as you want just as long as you can do it! so NO you don’t have to be fit or skinny! and if anybody got anyrthing to say about it you can look me up on myspace or aim!

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Well honestly, I think that when you start gymnastics, of course, it’s just an activity, but if you start getting more intense and into the competitive mode of it, your health starts to be a big part of it. and of course you have to be fit, but gymnasts are already fit from conditioning. But yeah, if you arent fit, you wont be able to do certain skills. Even though other people on here said that you should stick to to eating like salads and non carbonated stuff, I DISAGREE. I’m going into level 8, and I eat almost anything I want (and NO, im not fat). it’s actually better for a gymnast to eat a lot of protein because we NEED IT! but to answer your question, yes.

This is one of the dumbest and most obvious questions so far…

Well to a degree yes I think they have to be fit, But I may be wrong…I’ve never seen a fat gymnast and I would think their diet would be like no junk food and like salad or something.

well, i am a gymnast, and yes we definetly have to be fit, you see, if we are too fat, we wont be able to do as many tricks, so… yeah… duh

well not exatly but you do have to maintain a certain healthy diet.Im a gymnast and as mostly anybody on here of cours you can eat junk food I know I do. But like I said you must maintain a healthy life style. Being agymnast doesn’t mean you have to look skinny like anybody or fit but you have to continue to excersize and eat more healthier foods for the best results.so it doesn’t matter if you are skiny,thin, or thick but as long as you maintain a well thoughtoutplan then you won’t have to worry but you don’t want to be overweight.