Posts tagged former gymnast
"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
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
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
Falling In Love With The Sport of Gymnastics
Falling In Love With The Sport of Gymnastics

The summer of 1983 I was just shy of my 16th birthday and in the height of my teenage years. Bobby and I had started dating and I was falling in love. The only problem was I had two loves calling on my heart and they each were pulling me in two different directions. Gymnastics was not conducive to a teenage social life and I was missing out on a lot. My gymnastics was really advancing, but I was starting to question the commitment level this demanded.

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Adult Gymnastics, Mental Health, Motivation, PassionSerena Pergolaadult gymnastics, mental health, motivation, gymnast, former gymnast, passionComment
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