I’d like to share the sport that I really enjoy, which is artistic gymnastic. I know it’s not a common answer, right? Because actually it’s a bit overly professional for ordinary people like me. Actually in most cases, the only chance for us to enjoy this sport is during the Olympic Games. However, the situation is a little different for me. Although I’m not a professional athlete, I was so lucky to be chosen to take part in the artistic gymnastic team in my university because of my dancing background. So nowadays, I have been in the team for over four years. Usually, we train two times a week. However, if we are going to participate in some professional competitions, that means we would have a two-hour extra practice every day to make sure that we could be in the best condition. Our daily training usually consists of two parts, and the entire process will cost over three hours. In the first part, we first do five kilometers of jogging, and then we do some stress training with equipment to help us improve our physical power. Then in the second part, the coach will teach us some difficult moves and technical skills to increase our scores in the competition. I fell in love with this sport because I thought it could showcase the power and elegance of women at the same time, which significantly distinguishes it from other competitive sports. Actually, when I first saw this sport on the TV program, I was attracted by it immediately. Since then, I dreamed that maybe one day I could step onto the competition field just like those beautiful and powerful athletes.
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I'd like to share the sport that I really enjoy, which is artistic gymnastics. I know it's not a common answer, right? Because actually, it's a bit overly professional for ordinary people like me. In most cases, the only chance for us to enjoy this sport is during the Olympic Games. However, the situation is a little different for me. Although I'm not a professional athlete, I was lucky to be chosen to take part in the artistic gymnastics team at my university because of my dancing background. So nowadays, I have been on the team for over four years. Usually, we train two times a week. However, if we are going to participate in some professional competitions, that means we have an extra two-hour practice every day to ensure that we are in the best condition. Our daily training usually consists of two parts, and the entire process takes over three hours. In the first part, we do five kilometers of jogging, and then we do some strength training with equipment to help us improve our physical power. In the second part, the coach teaches us some difficult moves and technical skills to increase our scores in the competition. I fell in love with this sport because I thought it could showcase the power and elegance of women at the same time, which significantly distinguishes it from other competitive sports. When I first saw this sport on a TV program, I was attracted to it immediately. Since then, I dreamed that maybe one day I could step onto the competition field just like those beautiful and powerful athletes.
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