Top Gyms Classes Your Kids Will Love

Published 26 February 2024 at 19:37

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Singapore is known as a hub for fitness enthusiasts for a reason. The island city-state has a plethora of gymnastics schools and fitness centers offering a wide range of classes for people of all fitness levels and interests. Whether you're a beginner looking to start your fitness journey or an experienced athlete aiming to reach new heights, Singapore's gym classes have something for everyone. And, naturally, there are plenty of classes for kids of all ages to choose from. 

The benefits of Gymnastics for kids

This elegant, yet powerful sport offers a holistic approach to physical, mental, and emotional development, preparing children for a healthy and active lifestyle. It improves strength, flexibility, coordination, and balance and also fosters discipline, focus, and confidence. Gymnastics teaches teamwork, goal setting, and perseverance. 

A sensible approach to exercise, with the right load and proper execution of exercises, leads to the all-round physical development of the child and it can only be ensured in the case when children attend classes led by experienced and highly qualified coaches. Given the number of gyms, it is difficult to find a class that combines a safe environment, top-notch equipment, a well-designed program, and highly qualified coaches. So, we have made a research and gathered some of the classes that combine all of that requirements for you!

BazGym Gymnastics School

Image Credit: BazGym Gymnastics School

Welcome BazGym, the gymnastics school that won in all categories of the national awards in which it was nominated in 2023: Club of the Year for Learning and Development, Club of the Year for Community Communication, and Club of the Year for Gymnastics for All. 

It is the natural outcome of 20 years of hard work to create and improve training programs for athletes of all ages and abilities.

Today, BazGym offers top-of-its class programs for athletes of all ages, children and adults with special needs, and the elderly. More than that, BazGym collaborates with organizations that help marginalized and underprivileged children and provides its service on a pro-bono basis to them.

The team offers gymnastics programmes for children starting from 3 years old, ensuring that the chosen activities are age-appropriate and help children to develop their coordination and agility. 

• Mini Bear (3-4 y.o) programme is packed with fun and well-rounded activities that improve fundamental motor skills: trampoline, balance beam, bars, and other special equipment. This programme stipulates that parents or guardians also take part in the activities so children can train at their own pace with other kids. 
• Gym Bear (4-5 y.o) programme offers independent activities for children where they can develop coordination, balance, flexibility and strength. 
• Gym Boy/Gym Girl (5+ y.o) programme is divided by levels: Beginner, Intermediate 1, 2, 3 as well as Advanced 1 and 2. Here, much prominence is given to the development of fundamental gymnastics skills. While learning these skills in a structured and safe environment, children will also enhance their muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, posture, balance, and concentration.

A competitive program is aimed at athletes who show potential in gymnastics and are able to commit to the training required. The training sessions here are more demanding and technically challenging.

PhysioGym program is aimed at children with special needs. The activities selected for this program help to bring children’s potential to function to higher levels, and create an environment where kids can interact with their peers, improve their confidence and have a lot of fun!

Adult Gymnastics is perfect for those adults who want to learn gymnastics skills from ground zero. The activities include tumbling, and learning to swing on the parallel and horizontal bars and trampoline.

All classes are conducted in the top-notch fully equipped gymnasiums. At BazGym, for the children’s programme, the maximum students to coaches ratio per class is 8:1 to give each student sufficient attention

Also, BazGym offers a trial lesson for new students at a 55 SGD fee for all children’s classes programmes.

Come for a trial first before deciding to sign up!

Contacts:

• +65 6386 0322 ((SAFRA Punggol);
• + 65 6686 4309 (SAFRA Jurong);
• + 65 6256 8191 (HomeTeamNS-JOM).

Socials: Instagram.

Location: 

• 9 Sentul Crescent #04-01, Singapore 828654;
• 333 Boon Lay Way #3C-01, Singapore 649848;
• 31 Ah Hood Road, Singapore 329979.

NorthStar Gymnastics

Image Credit: NorthStar Gymnastics

The facilities of NorthStar Gymnastics offer a top-notch training environment with a full range of FIG-approved equipment and knowledgeable and experienced coaches.

The training programs are designed so that athletes can improve their level of performance gradually and steadily with clearly defined goals.

• Toddlers (2+ y.o)

Play Gym is a parent-accompanied session, where little ones can explore different stations with tunnels, tubes, trampolines, and more at the expansive 4,700 sq ft facility.

Parent&Tot program offers a session of physical activities in a safe and secure playgroup environment with parents or guardians.

• Recreational(6+y.o)

This program is divided into 3 age-based groups: Kindergym (3-5y.o), Beginners (6+y.o) and Advanced (9+y.o) Recreational programs.

Here, children can learn the fundamentals of gymnastics and reach advanced skills, however, they do not train to take part in the competitions.

• Competitive

The challenging and technique-focused classes are by the international FIG standards, the Australia Level Program, and the Singapore System. It is possible to enroll in these classes by the invitation of the Head Coach only.

• Adult

No matter what your age or fitness level is, it is never too late to do gymnastics!

Timing: Mon–Fri 14:30–19:30, Sat 09:00–18:00, Sun 09:00–13:00.

Location: 10 Eunos Rd 8, #03-02 SingPost Centre, Singapore 408600

GymKraft

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GymKraft, with more than 14 years of experience under its belt, is currently one of the largest gymnastics centers in Singapore. It is a place where everyone can come in to train in a friendly, supportive, and encouraging environment under the supervision of knowledgeable and experienced coaches. They offer a wide range of classes including gymnastics, parkour, aerial arts, and trampoline and you can find the most appropriate and interesting class for your kids. 

There are several gymnastics classes for children at GymKraft, all are age- and level-based. Starting from a TotsGym for kids aged 1.5-3 years old in the parents-accompanied classes to KinGym Plus (3-7 y.o) where kids are admitted only by invitation of the coach, the KinGym classes teach the basics of gymnastics from ground zero to competitive routines. 

BeGym, BeGym Plus, and Intermediate is a course aimed at children aged 7-13 y.o where kids can develop skills like strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, and body control and steadily progress to competitive levels.

Kids Parkour is a program that helps children safely attain the skills and confidence needed to take on both indoor and outdoor environments.

Trampoline is a class where kids can learn skills from simple jumps to more advanced flips and routines.

Location: 1 Stadium Place #01-69/70, Singapore 397628