So, the 2016 Summer Olympics are approaching and I am so excited! The gymnastics, swimming, and horseback riding are my favorite olympic sports! Gymnastics because I like to watch them and wish I could be that flexible, horseback riding because I love horses, and swimming because hello, three words…SHIRTLESS, FIT GUYS!!

I love watching girls gymnastics videos year round because it keeps my attention and is amazing what these girls can do. Like, holy moly ravioli! I was watching this video today while eating dinner and OMG. It’s crazy how flexible and strong these young girls are. And what do I do after watching these videos? Feel weak and inflexible, get up, and practice/stretch. I use to be more flexible, and with no fault but my own lost a lot of it when I stopped gymnastics and lost more of it when I left AD and don’t dance in a class anymore. So, to try to get my brain thinking, “I can do this!” I got off my chair, put my hands on the floor, and kicked my legs up to see how long I can hold my handstand. Pretty long actually. I also tried to do that thing where the girls are in a handstand and their feet come down to their face from the front. (Contortionist stuff) I am happy to say, I can do it against the wall. I am also happy to say I can still/finally do my backbend standing up and I have my splits almost all the way, my left leg is way better!

I hope I can get back into dance and gymnastics someday soon. Tap is fun for many reasons, but flexibility is not one of them. I’m thinking about doing pilates and/or conditioning next semester. Fingers crossed!

Toujours,

Tara