Is 12 too late to start gymnastics?

Beginning gymnastics at 12 years old is considered getting a late start, but Heather Gibson started at age 12 and went on to become a level nine competitive ... How Old is Too Old? read more

No! It's never to late to start gymnastics. It just depends on if your flexible. Now I'm not saying that if your not flexible you can't do gymnastics it's just going to be harder. It was hard for me to start to but I started at 3 and stopped at 10 I'm 13 now. read more

Realistically, 12 is a little late to be just starting to learn the basics with the idea of making it to the Olympics. It's certainly not to late to try, to start training and join a competitive team, but most of your competition with have had an earlier start. read more