Los Angeles School of Gymnastics Blog

Hi Everyone!

It's been a busy week with the new Session 1 in its second week and Boys Gymnastics Team competing, New Gymnasts, Birthdays, Picture Day... Should I go on?

So here's what you might have missed and what's upcoming -

We will be sending out a "Happy Birthday" to our LASG members and families. If your Gymnast birthday is within the month, stop by the office and let us know. We have a Special Gift for the Birthday Champ! But it doesn't stop there, we know how much of a "Super Parent" you are and because of your Support YOU DESERVE A MEDAL! We appreciate you and want to say "Thank you" for all you do.

Here are a couple of our Birthday Champs

Coach Darryl's Boys Gymnastics Team is leaving for Las Vegas Blackjack Competetion at the Vegas Sports Center. 

If your heading to Vegas for support or to WIN BIG, we wish you and our LASG Gymnast luck and remember no matter what, You Are All Champions at LASG!

 **REMINDER- Don't miss out, our EARLY PAYMENT for Session 2 is NOW.Call us today or stopping by the office for your EARLY payment and SAVE**

It's Picture Day Again! March 5 (Team), 6, 9th
Sign up on Second Floor 

 Have a picture of You and Your Pet? We have a New Album that needs to be filled! :)
LASG is sharing pictures of themselves with their Pet and want to include you! Post it on ourFacebook wall or send it to Desiree@LAGymnastics.com

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We have our FIRST WINNER of the Year for our Riddle Me? on our Facebook Page. Maria Nevado won a FREE Starbucks Gift Card for answering correctly the riddle, "What goes up and never comes down?" A: Age

Be on the look out on our Social Media for Games, Pictures and Contests from LASG! We are currently having Coach Appreciation and will be posting a Valentines Contest next. 

Thanks for all who participated and shared! Lots a great things going on at LASG and we want you to Know What's Jumping!

Have you seen? Our LASG Boys Team have been on FIRE! Thanks to the amazing Coaching with Coach Manvel and Coach Darryl with the solid support of family and friends, these Boys are taking charge.

These youths have spent many hours practicing and perserving to take it to the next level. Staying focused, disciplined and keeping a good grades in school, our athletes are a force to be reckoned with!

The Boys Team with Coach Darryl have BlackJack Competition in shiny Las Vegas. Feb 8-10 these gymnasts will be competiting among Level 5-10 at the Las Vegas Sports Center, 121 E. Sunset Road. Hosted by DustyRitter, they will be competitors across the Nation.

Be sure to catch these future Olympians in action at Competition or at School. Their hard work and efforts are truly remarkable.

*New Members only

Here's a coupon to get your started. New Members recieve $10 off and active member recieve a FREE GYM bag! Just click and Show the office at LASG. See Desiree

Be sure you download your Los Angeles School of Gymnastics Academy Calendar 

Los Angeles School of Gymnastics host more than 200 Gymnastics

will Compete at the 2013 LA Lights Tournament of Champions

LOS ANGELES – January 25, 2013 – Sponsored by Los Angeles School of Gymnastics (LASG) and sanctioned by the International Gymnastics Federation (IGF), the 2013 LA Lights Tournament of Champions is the nation’s largest and most prestigious gymnastics event.

2013 LA Lights is scheduled for Jan 26-27, 2013 starting at 8am to 8pm at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium at 4117 Overland Ave in Culver City at more than 200 top gymnasts from USA, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Puerto Rico, Armenia, China and Canada will participate in this event.

Some of the top gymnasts include Lubov Charkashyna, (All-Around Silver  Medalist from the 2012 Summer Olympic Games and the 2011 World Championship Bronze Medalist), Melitina Staniouta (who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympic Gamesand ranks #6 on the 2011 World Champion List), Aliaksandra Narkevich (who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympic Gamesand ranks #14 on the 2011 World Champion List), Anna Bessonova (2008 Olympic Bronze Medalist) as well as LASG gymnasts Heather Chan, Shirley Gon-Gibbs and Elizabeth Petrosyan (2012 VISA USA National Qualifiers).

“This event is largest multi-level competition in the world, drawing top gymnasts from around the globe and culminates in a dramatic awards ceremony and gymnastics celebration”, said Tanya Berenson, General Manager of LASG.

“Given this following the great success of gymnastics after the Olympic year, all gymnasts are gearing up for their top performances with new rules and policies.”

LA Lights 2013 is the first and only event in the U.S. and one of only 12 in the gymnastics global community to be approved by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). Recognize by the International Olympic Committee and its officials as the oldest of international sport federations, FIG is the supreme authority on international gymnastics.

The LA Lights Tournament of Champions serves as the primary route for major international tournaments including the World Championship and the Olympic Games.

*The 2013 LA Lights competitor list below is broken down by gymnasium and location.

United States

Bala Gymnastics (BLG) – Bala, PA: 5 Competitors

Balis Gymnastics (BAG) – Los Angeles, CA: 9 Competitors

Bright Stars Gymnastics (BRS) – Glendale, CA: 4 Competitors

Burlo Gymnastics (BURL) – Chatsworth, CA: 20 competitors

Champion Rhythmics (CHR) – San Diego, CA: 7 competitors

Emerald City Academy of Rhythmic Gymnastics (EMC) – Coronado, CA: 12 competitors

Eurogymnastics (EUR) – Irvine, CA: 4 competitors

Grace Rhythmics (GRR) - Sherman Oaks CA: 14 competitors

JAG (JAG) - Culver City CA: 8 competitors

LA Ritmica (LARI) - Culver City CA: 6 competitors

Los Angeles School of Gymnastics (LAL) - Culver City, CA- 20 competitors

Miami Gymnastics and Dance Academy (MIG) - N Miami Beach FL: 15 competitors

Nino's Rhythmic Club (NIN) - San Francisco CA: 19 competitors

North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center (NSR) – Glenview IL: 1 competitor

Rhythmic Dreams (RHD) – Newton, MA: 6 competitors

Rhythmic Pearls (RHP) – Van Nuys, CA: 8 competitors

San Diego Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy (SAD) – San Diego, CA: 7 competitors

So Cal Rhythmic (SOC) -Encinitas CA: 10 competitors

Twister Sports (TWS) - Mountain view CA: 4 competitors

International

Belarus Gymnastics Association (BLR) - Minsk BLR: 5 competitors

Club Elite Rhythmics (CER) - Vancouver BC CAN: 3 competitors

Olympic Junior School of Russia (RUS) - Kirovsk RUS: 3 competitors

Planet Rhythmics (PLR) - Vancouver BC CAN: 7 competitors

Questo Rhythmic Gymnastics Club (QRC) - Montreal Quebec CAN: 3 competitors

Russia (RUSS) RUS: 17 competitors

Stockport Rhythmic (STRH) - Cheshire England UK: 14 competitors

Ukraine Team (UKR) - Kiev UKR: 3 competitors

Zhong Ling RG Club (ZHL) - Hai Dian District Beijing CHN: 2 competitors

LASG, the nation’s leader in gymnastics industry, is headed by Executive Director Alla Svirsky – a four-time Olympic Coach and a USA Gymnastics Inductee to the Hall of Fame.  After years of dedication, coach Svirsky pioneered rhythmic gymnastics in the United States through the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.  This was the first sanctioned Olympic Games for rhythmic gymnastics and Svirsky was acclaimed as the first Olympic coach for the sport.

About Los Angeles School of Gymnastics (LASG)

LASG, an Olympic quality training center, is a nonprofit corporation, is considered among the top training facilities in the county, which has been training Los Angeles youth since 1975.  Led by four time Olympic coach Alla Svirsky, LASG has provided thousands of young athletes with quality gymnastics instruction and has produced several Olympians and Internationally ranked athletes. Visit: www.LAGymnastics.com

About 2013 L.A. Lights Rhythmic Gymnastics Invitational

LA Lights is one of the largest rhythmic gymnastics events in the nation.  Sanctioned by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) and USA Gymnastics Federation, the tournament hosts hundreds of the world’s most divers and competitive athletes in rhythmic gymnastics, including world champions from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, USA and many more. Visit www.LALightsMeet.com for more information.

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It's a New Year and time to make good of the Resolutions you created in December.

Los Angeles School of Gymnastics encourage and promote a Healthy Lifestyle with Youths and Adults. 

"Gymnastics is the bases of all sports" teaching flexibility, discipline, strength and much more allowing more time playing and less injuries. With a Healthy Body, follows a Healthy Mind. Focus, determination and perserverance creates a "Gom" means "to become familiar with ones self" and has the strong implication of training the mind. 

A healthier lifestyle can promote a life full of quality and longevity.

With a proper diet, consistent sleep, stress relief and excerise, you create a fuller life. Here are 10 Easy Ways To A Healthy New Year.

1. EXERCISE YOUR HEART

1. Performing cardiovascular exercise strengthens the cardiovascular system and over time lowers your resting heart rate. Forms of cardiovascular workouts include running, swimming, biking or using machines such as an elliptical or an indoor rower. The American College of Sports Medicine suggests performing a moderate intensity cardio workout 30 minutes a day, five days a week, or a vigorous cardio session for 20 minutes daily, three days a week.

2. BUILD STRENGTH

Resistance training is another healthy lifestyle method that will potentially increase metabolism. Since muscle tissue requires calories to survive, the adaptation of new muscle creates a demand for greater calorie burn. The ACSM also recommends sticking to a twice-weekly resistance program consisting of eight to 10 exercises, keeping repetitions around eight to 12.

3. PLAY SPORTS

A way to get moving again can come from enjoying your favorite sport. Games or leagues in your area provide a way to receive adequate exercise. Gymnastics is an excellent foundation for all sports.

4. INVOLVE THE FAMILY

Involving the whole family is another method to create group support and quality time with loved ones. Create games that include the entire family for a workout filled with fun.

5. CONTROL YOUR WEIGHT

Reducing calories in your diet creates a way to increase overall health and lower body weight. Understand your daily caloric needs by using the basal metabolic rate formula. Basal metabolic rate refers to the amount of calories burned at resting levels. An average BMR for women is typically around 2,000 to 2,100 calories a day, and for men, 2,700 to 2,900 calories daily.

6. AVOID PROCESSED FOODS

Avoiding processed foods can increase overall health and prevent unwanted weight gain and illness. Processed foods have been blamed for behavioral problems such as hyperactivity, weight gain and certain cancers, reports the Puristat Digestive Wellness Center.

7. CONTROL CRAVINGS

Eliminating nighttime eating will also assist in weight reduction and health improvement. Keep yourself occupied and be aware of times when cravings are highest.

8. SLEEP

Getting adequate sleep is crucial for weight reduction and health. According to the University of Chicago Medical Center, "Sleep deprivation triggers the release of unwanted hormones such as cortisol, which alters glucose metabolism resulting in fat storage." Sleeping at least eight hours a night will help promote regular glucose metabolism and limit weight gain.

9. REDUCE STRESS

Controlling stress is another method of creating a healthy lifestyle. Like sleep deprivation, high levels of stress activate hormone release, including cortisol, which modifies glucose metabolism. Unwanted food cravings typically occur during high levels of stress. Control your daily stress by first identifying certain causes and create steps to reduce stress levels. One method could be performing deep-breathing techniques for five to 10 minutes when stress levels are heightened. Yoga can be an outlet for levels of stress and relaxation from your stress-filled life.

10. TAKE GRADUAL STEPS

Make gradual and progressive strides toward improving your health. An overall lifestyle change takes time to create. Set small, time-oriented goals and track your success to achieve the big picture that is total wellness.

(Reference Livestrong.com)

I know "Discipline" is key to a Healthy lifestyle and as much as that juicy burger on T.V. calls to you late at night, take a deep breathe, wait 10 mins and reach for that healthy snack.

Your body and mind will thank you in the morning. :) Share with us here at Los Angeles School of Gymnastics, some of your 10 Ways to a Healthy Year or some of your favorite snacks to quench that craving. 

Be "In the Know" at Los Angeles School of Gymnastics

As we now begin our new year in 2013 we have so much going on! Are you ready to flip with excitement?

This Sunday Jan. 03, 2013 is our FREE to LASG members and Family, UCLA Gym Day! Come and be a part of an exciting event for all gymnasts and family. Held annually at the Pauley Pavilion, UCLA Gymnasts meet and greet as well as compete with National competitors. LASG members and family always have an awesome time so be sure not to miss out and contact us today!

School is Back take a Class!

LASG knows how to get A's in Fun! We have a class for your preschooler all the way to your teenager. Mini-Tots to Adult we have a class that will meet your schedule.

Our After School Classes offer a great way to for your child to meeet new friends and gain gymnastics experience. We focus on techniques, skill level and safety with out Certified Trainers and staff. Pick up a Smile at LASG! :)

We launched or First Fundraiser of the year for LASG.

100's of Smiles Fundraiser gives a Youth an opportunity to experience Gymnastics and be an Olympian Champion. We love our community and kids and are eager to make a child smile.

Have you heard? Los Angeles School of Gymnastics is presenting LA Lghts are "Bringing it On"! It's an event you DON'T WANT TO MISS! Buy your tickets today and watch amazing Gymnasts compete and dazzle you. Its the Tournament of Champions, See you there!

But it doesn't stop there...

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Have a Healthy and Safe New Year

Los Angeles School of Gymnastics are excite to present our FREE Gymnastics Event "UCLA Gym Day" on Jan 6th at 2pm @ Pauley Pavilion for all LASG members and their families

Be sure to get your ticket and contact us NOW
because you don't want to miss out in this fun opportunity!

It is no secret that nutrition and exercise are key components to childhood development. Based on recent studies regarding this, the USDA and APA states exactly how important it is with this generation.  Over 30% of children are considered overweight, the highest it has ever been in this country.  This is due to the internet and media interactions through cell phones and computers which causes a more sedentary lifestyle. Based on the statistics, this trend seems to be increasing.

Our recommendation is to move more and eat less. It's simple!! Not only does it help physically but mentally as well. It has also been shown to improve self-esteem and personal growth. Come check out a gymnastics class. If its not your thing, we will definitely help you find something that you will love. 

http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/weight-and-obesity/practical-healthy-weight-control

http://www.apa.org/topics/children/healthy-eating.aspx