| Many parents and children wonder what they | | | | no need to wear undies as long as your leotard is |
| should wear when starting their first day of | | | | fitted. When girls get older they may feel more |
| gymnastics. Every gymnast should wear a | | | | comfortable wearing something under their |
| gymnastics leotard! There are girls leotards and | | | | leotards. That is why they make skin colored |
| unitards (also known as a biketard), both of these | | | | underwear that is cut the same way as a |
| are the proper gymnastics attire. A gymnastics | | | | gymnastics leotard. You can get theses special |
| leotard is cut like a one piece swim suit that lies | | | | under garments from any gymnastics catalog, |
| right below the hips. Girls leotards can be | | | | online gymnastics websites, or sometimes at your |
| sleeveless, three quarter sleeved, or long sleeved. | | | | local gym. You may also wear a bra under your |
| A gymnastics unitard is a type of leotard that is | | | | leotard as long as it is not visible, not even the |
| cut halfway down the thigh (a leotard with shorts | | | | straps should show. |
| connected). Make sure the leotard is a gymnastics | | | | Make sure your gymnast has their hair in a |
| leotard because they are tight around the thighs. | | | | ponytail. This will keep them from having their hair |
| Dance leotards are too loose, ride up and give | | | | fall in their face. If their hair isn't hanging in their |
| wedgies while doing gymnastics. If children do not | | | | face they will be able to concentrate more on |
| feel comfortable in a gymnastics leotard they can | | | | what they are doing instead of continuously |
| purchase gymnastics shorts. Gymnastics shorts | | | | pushing their hair out of the way. |
| are tight fitting, like bike shorts and are worn | | | | Another thing a gymnast needs to bring to the |
| over the leotard. | | | | gym is a gym bag. This way she will have |
| One question people always wonder but are too | | | | somewhere to put her clothes, shoes, socks, |
| embarrassed to ask is, "do you wear underwear | | | | water, and what ever else she may need to bring |
| under gymnastics leotards"? The answer is no, a | | | | (inhaler, grips, wrist supports, braces, wraps, etc.). |
| girls gymnastics leotard is like a swim suit there is | | | | |