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Gymnastics works virtually every muscle in the body and is a great way to stay in shape beyond that though it is a great way to develop physically and socially whilst having lots of fun. Gymnastics is an excellent sport for both boys and girls that develops strength, co-ordination, self confidence and body awareness- skills for life!

Edinburgh Leisure's gymnastics consists of a fantastic choice of programmes from Pre-school to Recreational, Club and Squad, all taught by qualified coaches.

The ethos of our programmes is about having an enjoyable experience. We have two levels of gymnastics programme; Gym Nippers for 18month to 5 year olds and Gymnastics for 5 to 16 year olds.

Gym Nippers
Our pre-school music & movement programme, Gym Nippers, consists of weekly classes across 12 leisure centres delivering structured, fun, movement and co-ordination lessons using large and small apparatus.

For children aged 18months to 3 years we have parent and toddler sessions that aim to improve co-ordination and motor skills through song, dance and movement. Three to five year olds can attend gym nippers sessions that will develop self confidence and social skills. Landing and shaping, locomotor and dance, rotation and rebound are covered in theses sessions. Young gymnasts will also learn about levels and direction, balances and shapes, swing and turns and twists.

These classes will help your child to develop their agility and balance skills as well as enhance their listening and language skills. Check the activity and timetable search for local classes and times.

Gymnastics
Our Gymnastics programme, consists of classes across 9 leisure centres catering for children aged 5 years old to up to those in their teens. All our classes are designed to help you to develop physically and socially within a structured programme. You will learn gymnastics skills on the floor and on the vault and in some of our sites you will also be able to incorporate the bar and the beam.

Everyone enters the gymnastics coaching programme at general level to ensure you master the basics before progressing.

Once you’ve found your feet on the floor and perfect your balance and co-ordination there is an intermediate coaching programme which is a more advanced level of training.

Beyond that there is a development level which will further progress your skills. This is the top level of coaching within our programmes but there are further progression opportunities for talented gymnasts to train with the Edinburgh Gymnastics Squad. The squad is trained by qualified Senior Club Coaches and will compete in national competitions.

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City of Edinburgh Gymastics Club
The club was established by Edinburgh Leisure in 2006 to provide a development opportunity beyond recreational gymnastics for girls who have the ability to progress to a higher level.

When the club began i had 11 gymnasts; it now boasts a squad of 24, all competing in Scottish Competitions. This is because the Club provides high quality, high performance gymnastics training so talented gymnasts from Edinburgh Leisure’s Gymnastics programme have the best possible opportunity to train and compete locally for a place on the Scottish National Team. To find your nearest club just click here.