We’re excited to announce our Anima Winter Challenge Competition, taking place on Sunday 14th December 2025! Our final competition of the year is the perfect way to celebrate our gymnasts’ hard work, dedication and progress. It’s always a fantastic day full of energy, smiles, and festive spirit — a wonderful way to finish the year…
👻 Wishing You a Spooktacular Halloween!🎃 We hope you’re enjoying the start of autumn! Please take a moment to read through some important updates for October. 🗓️ October Half Term A reminder that we run our normal classes all year round, including during the October half term.Please note – we no longer run holiday camps.…
We hope you all had an amazing summer holiday! As we start a new school year, we’d like to warmly welcome back all of our returning families and extend a big hello to those joining us for the first time. September is always a busy month as routines settle back in, and we have some…
We hope you’re enjoying the summer so far. This month’s update includes important news on assessment results, timetable changes for September, lost property and private lessons. Please take a moment to read through everything so you don’t miss key deadlines. 📝 Assessment Results Are Live Assessment results are now available for you to view on…
At Anima Gymnastics Club in Barnet, London, we’re proud to deliver high-quality gymnastics classes for children every week. Over the past few months, we’ve been trialling different class structures to give our gymnasts the best possible training environment. After closely monitoring progress, we’re making a few important changes to our timetable and training approach from…
If your child has ever said, “My legs hurt after gymnastics!” a day or two after training — don’t worry, it’s very normal. What they’re likely experiencing is something called DOMS, which stands for Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness. Let’s break down what that means and why it happens in gymnastics. 💪 What is DOMS? DOMS…
At Anima Gymnastics Club, one of the most common questions we get from parents is: “How long will it take for my child to get good at gymnastics?” It’s a great question — and an important one. But gymnastics is a sport that rewards consistency, patience, and effort over time. Whether your child trains once…
At Anima Gymnastics Club in Barnet, we are constantly reviewing and refining our programme to offer the best possible experience for our young athletes. As part of this ongoing process, we are updating our gymnastics class assessments to introduce higher standards and clearer expectations for progression. These changes are designed to benefit our gymnasts in…
🎉 Competition Congratulations A huge well done to all the gymnasts who took part in our Summer Challenge competition on Sunday 22nd June! We’re incredibly proud of everyone’s efforts and hope that each child had a fantastic experience. We can’t wait to welcome you back to our next exciting competition – stay tuned! ☀️ Summer…
🕒 Class Time Adjustments Reminder This is a reminder that from next week Monday 2nd June, class start times for the following groups has been adjusted: Novice If your child was previously attending a Novice weekday class at 6:00–7:25pm or 6:30–7:55pm. Those time slots have been discontinued and you will need to request a transfer…