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Could an overweight girl do gymnastics?

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Could an overweight girl do gymnastics?

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Of course she could. Exactly how well she can train herself to accomplish the more difficult moves, however, will depend on just HOW FAR overweight you really mean. It also depends on whether most of the “overweight” is around the middle, or whether you mean a great deal is around the flanks or through the thighs etc. Then there is the factor of strength to bodyweight ratio and her flexibility level, or how well she establishes that flexibility, because that can allow the body to turn through a further range of motion than a body of mere ‘average flexibility’. So, her success in carrying off moves can depend on a large many factors. For instance, when using the bar apparati, the centre of gravity is often around the body’s mid-section, but actually outside the body itself. This can be advantageous to a turning motion involving revolving/rotating around the bar, provided the waist area is not heavily oversize by comparison to the distal or [further out] parts of the body, such as lower

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