Benefits of Gymnastics All children can benefit from classes in gymnastics, even if they don’t go on to compete. Gymnastics is not only focused on hard work and hours of training you see from the Olympians on television; it is also a fun experience that every kid should be exposed to. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents in the past 30 years. With obesity comes other issu