U of Agers Documentary

29 Mar

Sounds like Jenni Pinches’s DFTBA predecessors appear in this video. LOVE IT!! “This short documentary features a group of seniors called the “U of Agers” who meet twice a week at the University of Alberta to do gymnastics. The U of Agers are just “ordinary” people trying to do “extraordinary” things and confirm that if [...]

“29-year-old swan of Chilean gymnastics”

24 Mar

Blythe calls Barbara Achondo “the swan of Chilean gymnastics” and I could agree more. Check out her awesome come-back story. 12 years after her Olympic dream died, she back and looks amazing!  

65 Year-Old Gymnast Recovers from Scoliosis Without Surgery

20 Mar

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I love to hear about recoveries that don’t require surgery. Of course, surgery is necessary at times but if the same result can be achieved without it? I say go for it.  I torn the labrum in my hip and was able to get all of my gymnastics skills back with the help of a forward thinking physical therapist [...]