The rhythmic gymnastics is one of the most breathtaking and beautiful views of sport today. To do rhythmic gymnastics, the true flexibility, congenital grace, plasticity and feeling of the rhythm are necessary. If at the person at early age all these inclinations are noticeable, it will be able to achieve considerable results in this field.
To begin to do gymnastics it is possible at any age, however, having come to section, for example, years at 20-25 it is possible to achieve something only personally for himself. And if to speak about competitions, then at selection of candidates the rigid age limit is observed. The age of the child who will be taken in section on occupation rhythmic gymnastics, as a rule, is 3-5 years. Than the child is younger, especially his body and rapid movements is flexible. Children who were taken in special school should undergo quite tough elimination. From them for training in gymnastics remain only well physically prepared and strong in spirit. First of all it is necessary to choose suitable sports section or school of rhythmic gymnastics. At the same time it is necessary to be guided by the goal. If you as parents, you dream of big sports career for the child and are completely sure of his abilities, give preference to serious sports school with staff of the skilled coaches who prepared at the time champions in gymnastics. If the purpose is only development of coordination of movements, plasticity, flexibility and the beautiful bearing at you or your child, any section where loadings and requirements are slightly lower will approach. Occupations with future gymnasts begin with extensions. That the first occupations weren't too painful, increase in flexibility happens gradually. At these exercises each coach tries to determine the level of flexibility of the sportswoman and according to it to pick up the set of exercises for improvement of the extension. From the very beginning train the child that trainings will demand from him certain efforts without which it is impossible to achieve serious success in sport. It is necessary to be going to devote to serious trainings much time. The ordinary gymnasts who are carrying out the program of the master of sports are engaged about 5 hours a day. Children of 4-5 years at first train on the hour a week. Soon after them transfer to trainings for 3 hours a week. Duration of trainings increases up to one and a half, two and three hours over time. By 8-9 years children are already engaged 5 times a week 3 hours.