2006-06-09 17:50:56 · 12 answers · asked by ♥ x0o ♥ o0x ♥ 2 in Sports ➔ Other - Sports
I would tend to agree with the second answer from "Squares". Gymnasts aren't short because of their sport. They come to the sport really young. They seem perpetually young and small due to the amount of training they do. Some train as much as 30 hours a week. There is preliminary research that suggests a correlation between the amount of training activity and the onset of puberty in young women.
2006-06-09 18:04:03 · answer #1 · answered by leniere 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, most tall gymnast cant do gymnastics as well as short b/c its harder for them to do the things. im on a gymnastics team and we have only one really tall girl and its hard for her to do certain things. so, probably most of the tall ones quit or something.
2006-06-10 18:53:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think that short gymnasts might be lighter than tall ones. Lighter might be better in that sport.
2006-06-10 00:55:16 · answer #3 · answered by spackler 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
short people are more limber and flexible.. gymnasts arent short, short people are gymnasts
2006-06-10 00:52:31 · answer #4 · answered by squares 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well because they need equilibrium and most of them have started doing it since they were kids so it has prevented them from growwing
2006-06-10 00:55:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's easier to reach the floor.
2006-06-10 00:53:37 · answer #6 · answered by Just Gone 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they aren't allowed to eat enough to grow properly. It's sinful and very disturbing.
2006-06-10 00:53:17 · answer #7 · answered by Ginger Sling 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm not short.
2006-06-10 00:52:04 · answer #8 · answered by ♥♡ღ••Kelly••ღ♡♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know... my friend dances, and SHE IS SOOOOO SHORT maybe I should ask her...
2006-06-10 00:54:20 · answer #9 · answered by Zetta Girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are so young.
2006-06-10 00:55:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋