Ashraf Bogayevicz

However, in this article, I look in-depth at each gymnastics event and analyze the key things that a gymnast needs to be successful in each one in an honest attempt to decide which one is the easiest.

Let’s get started!

Each discipline can be made up of multiple events. For example, Women’s Artistic has four events (floor, vault, uneven bars and beam) however Mens Artistic has six (floor, vault, high bar, pommel horse, rings and parallel bars).

Some gymnasts are considered all-around and will compete in all of the events whereas others will specialize in just one or two. As gymnasts get older, they are more likely to specialize in order to prolong their career and reduce the extremely long training hours needed to be an all-around gymnast.

In my opinion, vault gymnastics is probably the easiest artistic event.

This is because it is the quickest – a vault takes less than 10 seconds from start to finish. It doesn’t require as much upper body strength as other events like bars or rings and it doesn’t have multiple hard impacts like a floor routine would require.

Some of the oldest gymnasts to keep competing at the highest level have been vault specialists. The oldest vault gymnasts in recent times are:

Of course, not every gymnast excels at the gymnastics vault, and they would most likely disagree with me!

At competitions, gymnasts earn their scores in two ways. The first is through the difficulty score – the harder the skill they perform, the higher the value. The second is through execution. This is usually out of ten and gymnasts lose points for errors that they make.

Vault scores can have a higher average compared to other events because judges are only marking a small number of things such as take-off and landing. Whereas in a floor routine or bar routine there will be eight or more skills that can each lose marks. Because of this, you could argue that vault is easier to get a consistently high score on.

This table breaks down each discipline into its individual events and I have ranked the physical characteristics needed to excel at each one. WAG is the abbreviation for Womens Artistic Gymnastics, MAG is for Mens.

This table highlights that Vault relies on speed and power but not much else in terms of physical attributes. Other events require high levels of all-around physical attributes.

Most people would agree that in artistic gymnastics, male gymnastics is harder because there are six events as opposed to the four in women artistic. By the time gymnasts have reached the senior age groups, men will usually be performing skills with higher difficulties than women.

For example on the floor, the triple tuck has been competed by male gymnasts, but never females.

On Vault men regularly perform double somersaults but these are rarely performed by women on vault.

However, the floor routines performed by women have music and dance that the men don’t so you could argue that these are harder to perfect. The balance beam is another very hard apparatus only competed by women and the flexibility and balance needed would be near impossible for the taller, bulkier male gymnasts.

Most gymnastics fans are familiar with Artistic gymnastics events, but there are actually 11 gymnastics disciplines in total – more about them in this article.

Many people consider Artistic events the hardest because of the long training hours needed to master all of the apparatus. Events in other disciplines can be considered easier because they focus on one event and gymnasts can reach the top level of that discipline without the high workload of Artistic.

Which disciplines can be mastered more easily? Just bear in mind that even the ‘easier’ disciplines require high levels of physical conditioning and mental strength. This often leads to gymnasts retiring early – more on that in this article here.

Gymnasts run onto the DMT perform one somersault that lands on the top of the trampoline then jumps immediately into another somersault that lands on the mat. Double Mini Trampoline doesn’t require huge amounts of upper body strength or flexibility but it does create some huge (and dangerous) somersaults.

Aerobic gymnastics is often overlooked because it is so different from the other disciplines however it is one of the eight recognized FIG disciplines and has competitions all the way up to world championships.

It involves high-intensity movements and flexibility to music but doesn’t involve flips or other harder gymnastics skills.

Acro combines dance and lower-level tumbling with balances in both groups and pairs.

Although the tumbling skills are not that hard, the balances do require precision and are spectacular to watch. Acrobatic gymnastics doesn’t demand the 30 – 40 hours of training per week that Artistic does, so could be considered easier.

Vault gymnastics in my opinion is the easiest of the artistic events to excel in but this does depend on the individual gymnast and their physical attributes. Artistic is always considered the hardest of all the gymnastics disciplines because of the wide range of skills needed and high training hours needed.

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There is a problem in your ear. There are canals inside your ear. They send movement information to your brain. The ear is near the Utricle.

It has calcium crystals that help detect movement.

Sometimes the crystals detach from the Utricle and end up within the canals. The crystals can send incorrect signals to your brain if they move within the channels. It can make you feel like the world is spinning.

This is a neurological disorder.

Dr. John Epley designed a series of movements to remove the crystals. The crystals are carried back to the Utricle. The symptoms of vertigo are treated with this.

The original Epley maneuver was done with a healthcare provider. The same maneuver is used at home by the Epley. They are movements that can be done in your own home.

If you have symptoms of the disease, you may need to try the Epley maneuver.

There are certain head movements that can cause dizziness in BPPV. It can last for a while. On some occasions, these symptoms may be more frequent.

Dehydration is also a possibility.

There is no known cause for the occurrence of BPPV. There is a reason. There are a number of causes of BPPV.

The Epley maneuver is inexpensive and safe. It is often successful in treating the symptoms of the disease.

If your medical history and physical exam show that you have the disease, your healthcare provider may suggest the Epley maneuver at home.

Your health care provider may suggest that you see a therapist.

The original Epley maneuver can be performed in the office of your healthcare provider. You can teach him how to do it at home. If you still have symptoms after leaving your healthcare provider's office, you may need to do the Epley maneuver at home. If you have a return after a few months or years, it may help to know how to do this maneuver.

The maneuver is safe at home. It might be helpful to have someone with you while you are moving.

This can give you peace of mind if you have a bout of vertigo.

People with health conditions that limit their ability to move may not be able to safely perform the Epley maneuver at home. These problems can include neck or back disease.

Ask your healthcare provider if the maneuver is safe.

The Epley maneuver can be done on a bed. Sit in bed.

She needs to have a pillow under her shoulders.

It is helpful to watch a video of the Epley maneuver at home. A brochure has pictures.

Your healthcare provider will tell you how often to do this. You can ask him to do it 3 times a day until the symptoms are gone.

Your health care provider can tell you if your ear is causing the symptoms.

If the problem is with the right ear, follow these steps.

If the problem is with the left ear, follow the steps.