Children walked atop balance beams as a nearby group of boys ran and did diving somersaults onto a mat. Girls in another section of the gym practiced basic skills on the uneven bars. Just a typical ...

A few months ago, I decided to try to learn, at age 30, how to do handstands. I’ve tried and failed before. Even as a child in tumbling classes, I had so little arm strength that my instructor was ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Sammy Fonte watches as sophomore Ashley Lane leaps on the balance beam during the women’s ...

Really, it's testament to the extent to which humans can delude themselves that I ended up here. Nine days and three online classes into 'learning to do a handstand', I am moments away from crying and ...

HEMET, Calif. -- Khloe Russell is back to doing handstands and cartwheels. "Playing more ... 100 percent better," said the 5-year-old Hemet resident as she performed gymnastics on her front lawn.

Learn what a writer discovered about exercise as play when she challenged herself to master handstands and workouts became recess. A few months ago, I decided to try to learn, at age 30, how to do ...