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Combating Low Iron
Pre Christmas my 10-year-old, Evie took a bad bout of tonsillitis. She was poorly (as was half of the UK) over the entire Christmas and New Year period. The actual tonsillitis cleared up in about a week after a course of antibiotics but the worst part for her was the on-going fatigue, which seemed to last for weeks and weeks. Now seeing, my usual energetic, full of life daughter so tired and sleepy was upsetting and worrying – you always fear the worst, so we took her for some blood tests and discovered she was suffering from low iron.
Sport and activity on prescription to support our kids’ mental wellbeing
Sport and activity on prescription to support our kids’ mental wellbeing
In 2021 up to one in six children had a probable mental health condition....
Flexibility hacks
We all know how crucial stretching is to gymnasts and dancers – it’s an every-day must if they want to get ahead. We’ve been speaking to popular American cheerleading coach, Deryn who runs, The Cheerkin, about misconceptions about stretching and how the central nervous system plays such an important role.
Deryn is a former allstar cheerleader, coach and MSc graduate and registered kinesiologist. She helps squads all across the USA improve their performance and here’s what she’s got to say about stretching.
Keeping cool in the Heatwave
Keep cool this summer
Across many parts of the UK and Europe, it’s the hottest summer we’ve seen for decades. With temperatures set to reach upwar...
Christmas Gift Guide
Christmas Gift Inspiration for girls
Now that Halloween and half terms breaks are out the way, there’s no escaping Christmas and the fact it’s l...
This is me
After nearly five years in business I thought it might be time to tell you a little bit about the team behind SSB.
Healthy snack ideas from our ambassadors
Healthy snack ideas from our ambassadors
We all know it’s a challenge to get our young athletes eating well every single day. There’s so much tempt...
Life as a disability gymnast
There are 11.5 million disabled people in the UK, that’s 1 in 5 of us, but British Gymnastics estimates that only 4% of their members are disabled. What’s more according to the Activity Alliance, 7 in 10 disabled people want to take part in more sport and physical activity. So what’s life like as a disability gymnast? We spoke with 13 year old SSB Ambassador, Maddie Davies, who participates in competitive artistic and trampoline gymnastics, who’s told us her disability story.
A picture tells a thousand words
Whether you are capturing shots of Instagram, making memories for your wall or just capturing some snaps for your screen saver, we all want our pho...
Hannah Martin - making the switch from gymnast to dancer
Even the country’s best athletes are being impacted by lockdown. Dancers and gymnasts in particular are having to adapt to virtual training and that’s taken a bit of getting used to for everyone. We’ve been chatting to Greatest Dancer contestant Hannah Martin, who’s given us some insight into what she’s working towards at the moment – as well as life in lockdown.
Coaching young athletes through a lockdown
Richard Caric specialises in sports psychology and performance coaching and here he gives us his top tips in keeping young athletes motivated during lockdown.
Gymnastics in the sun
With endless days of warm sunshine, some of the of world’s most beautiful beaches and a relaxed, fun lifestyle, it’s little wonder so many of us dream of emigrating to Australia. But what’s it like to be a gymnast down under. We’ve been chatting to 12-year-old Tahlia Hodzic, A WAG, level 7 gymnast from Brisbane in Queensland who gives us a flavour of her life in a leotard.
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