it is called a belly band, and it makes you aware of your stomach so you will suck your stomach in. My gym has them too...it has nothing to do with hip alignment, only because they are maid of this really stretchy material, so it wouldn't work.
@Gymfan4ever95 I'd actually think it being stretchy would be why it doesn't do anything for sucking in the stomach (which is actually a bad idea anyway...you need to tighten and activate your stomach muscles, not suck.) In ballet, bands like that are used to help dancers keep their hips even, which is also important for gymnasts.
@Beccka Sure, no problem. Sorry. I was just saying that they aren't tight enough to do anything for the hips. And if they are, that isn't what most gymnasts use them for. You are probably right about the one's for dancers...but I don't think they are the same.
@Gymfan4ever95 I know the bands are not tight - I pointed that out in my original reply to your comment, when you said that the bands were to make people suck in their stomachs. They're stretchy - the bands provide a visual cue about body alignment.
Look at where the gymnasts wear the bands. Generally, they are down around the top of the hips, below the belly button. That's the hipline, not the stomach.
@Beccka Maybe I am wrong...I am just simply stating that at my gym and all the other gyms around the area, we use them for awareness of our stomachs. Lots of the younger girls tend to have "watermelon bellys" :p
soooooo cute! <333
frostybebop 6 months ago
But that was only 41 seconds...
TheRealAskic 10 months ago 5
@TheRealAskic does it matter?
Gymgymilovegym 9 months ago
@Gymgymilovegym his name is realastik
superduperhappyvids 7 months ago
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ulikebabymakenoise 1 year ago
so cute!!
emmapupps 1 year ago
what is the white strap that is around annie's waist for????
USAgymnast52 2 years ago 10
it's for proper hip alignment
sdadance 2 years ago
it is called a belly band, and it makes you aware of your stomach so you will suck your stomach in. My gym has them too...it has nothing to do with hip alignment, only because they are maid of this really stretchy material, so it wouldn't work.
Gymfan4ever95 2 years ago 12
@Gymfan4ever95 I'd actually think it being stretchy would be why it doesn't do anything for sucking in the stomach (which is actually a bad idea anyway...you need to tighten and activate your stomach muscles, not suck.) In ballet, bands like that are used to help dancers keep their hips even, which is also important for gymnasts.
Beccka 1 year ago
@Beccka haha noo:)
Gymfan4ever95 1 year ago
@Gymfan4ever95 Could you perhaps be a little more articulate in your answer?
Beccka 1 year ago
@Beccka Sure, no problem. Sorry. I was just saying that they aren't tight enough to do anything for the hips. And if they are, that isn't what most gymnasts use them for. You are probably right about the one's for dancers...but I don't think they are the same.
Gymfan4ever95 1 year ago
@Gymfan4ever95 I know the bands are not tight - I pointed that out in my original reply to your comment, when you said that the bands were to make people suck in their stomachs. They're stretchy - the bands provide a visual cue about body alignment.
Look at where the gymnasts wear the bands. Generally, they are down around the top of the hips, below the belly button. That's the hipline, not the stomach.
Beccka 1 year ago
@Beccka Maybe I am wrong...I am just simply stating that at my gym and all the other gyms around the area, we use them for awareness of our stomachs. Lots of the younger girls tend to have "watermelon bellys" :p
Gymfan4ever95 1 year ago
@USAgymnast52 to make you aware of your stomach so you will suck it in and keep tight :)
Jessicakingxxxx 1 year ago