Many start when they are very young ... 5 or 6 years old for skaters and gymnists. It would be fair to say the Olympic athletes have trained for more than half of their life when they tryout for the Olympics.
for cyclists it is 19 yrs
Training to be a gymnast entails many hours spent practicing at a gym with coaches who teach you proper technique and gymnastic skills. Gymnasts must stay in shape and stretch well to prevent injury.
Maestas is a gymnast from Gold Cup. He won nationals. He trained with Olympians at the training center in Calorado.
Yes, she was ten years a competitive gymnast.
The best gymnastic training center is asap artistic sports academy plus.
about 500 gymnast
No, she isn't. But she is a professorial ballet dancer with over 15 years of training and therefore was able to do some of her own 'floor routines' on 'Make It Or Break It'.
Any one can start at any age
A gymnast practises three hours a day.
Becoming an elite gymnast is usually the result of being a competitive gymnast for several years. It takes a lot of practice. As an elite gymnast, you are the best. You sacrifice all other things in your life for practicing gymnastics. It is not something you can just wake up and say, "I want to be an elite gymnast". You first have to be a gymnast, then a competitive gymnast, then an elite. Usually the elite gymnasts do not choose to be an elite gymnast, but the coaches choose them to be an elite.
8 years of flight training
Med school and then some. Many, Many years of specialized training
Sometimes they wont be able to get back into training, but with lots of physiotherapy you might be able to get back into training but it is not certain, it would depend on how badly the hamstring is torn.