Fitnastics- Clinton, Iowa

12/25/2025

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our Fitnastics Family!

As a reminder, Fitnastics will be closed for Thanksgiving from Thursday, November 27th - Sunday, November 30th. Classes will resume on Monday, December 1st. Don't forget you can pay tuition online through the parent portal to guarantee your early bird discount! (If you haven't set up your portal yet, but have an email on file, you do not need to call us! Just hit "forgot password" and put your primary email address in and it will send you a temporary password.)

- Joe, Nicole & the Fitnastics Staff

11/11/2025

Happy Veterans Day! Thank you to each and every Veteran for your service and the sacrifices you've made to give us our freedom! You all are our heroes!

08/25/2025

Hey Fitnastics family! Road closure update: if you travel on S. 18th St/College Avenue, the road is currently marked as closed to through traffic. At this time you can still access the turn at the stoplight to get to S. 17th St!

07/04/2025

Mr. Joe wants YOU to have a happy 4th of July!

06/15/2025

To all the superhero dads out there!

05/28/2025

Update: Power is restored! Classes are back on! Woohoo!

Hey everyone! Our power is out and we're not sure when it will return. We'll keep you posted but in the meantime time no gymnastics until the power is back. Sorry. 😢

04/28/2025

We had 14 team gymnasts travel to Madison, Wisconsin this weekend to compete at the Region 4 Championships! Region 4 is composed of 7 states and each gymnast had to qualify in order to get there. That means these kids competed against the best gymnasts from 7 states! Here are some highlights:

First place winners (Regional Champions! 🥇)
Kaylee (Xcel Silver) on vault with a 9.4
Natalie (Xcel Silver) on bars with a 9.8
Baya (Xcel Gold) on bars with a 9.325
Eva (Xcel Platinum) on floor with a 9.5

Second place winners:
Jarayia (Xcel Silver) on floor with a 9.3
Jada (Xcel Gold) on floor with a 9.45

Third place winners:
MaeLinn (Xcel Silver) on bars with a 9.65
Greta (Xcel Silver) on floor with a 9.5
Eva (Xcel Platinum) on beam with a 9.25
Natalie (Xcel Silver) on beam with a 9.5 and all-around with a 37.575
Baya (Xcel Gold) on beam with a 9.2 and all-around with a 36.475

We had 17 additional event medals and 3 additional all-around medals! They only go out to the top 40% so earning a medal is quite an accomplishment.

We are so proud of our team gymnasts for a great meet and a great season!

04/26/2025

Regionals Week Fun Fact: The Fitnastics Motto is “Pure Heart, Clear Head, Steady Hand”. This motto comes from 2 Corinthians 6:1-10 (Message translation). “People are watching us as we stay at our post, alertly, unswervingly… in hard times, tough times, bad times; when we’re working hard, with PURE HEART, CLEAR HEAD, STEADY HAND, drained of all strength, but refusing to quit; having nothing, having it all.” Our team gymnasts work hard to think positive thoughts of themselves, their teammates, and other competitors and to be encouraging; they strive to stay focused; they rely on their confidence. They never give up when it’s hard and they put everything they have in to what they do. THAT is what Fitnastics is all about!

Athlete spotlight #25. Share your encouragement and say hi if you see Ellen in the gym!

04/25/2025

Regionals Fun Fact: Gymnastics is a sport that can build a strong foundation for many other sports and activities. Many current and former gymnasts are involved in other sports such as soccer, softball/baseball, track, basketball, volleyball, cheerleading, wrestling, football and cross country. Speed, agility, balance, body awareness, flexibility, and strength are only some of the attributes that are continuously developed when learning gymnastics. The longer a child participates in gymnastics, the more attributes they will gain. We have seen many former gymnasts have successful high school and collegiate sports careers in something other than gymnastics. Our athlete spotlight below is a great example of this!

Athlete spotlight #23. Share your encouragement and say hi if you see Jada in the gym!

04/25/2025

Regionals Fun Fact: Coaching gymnastics is a fun, exciting and rewarding experience. At Fitnastics, our staff has over 100 years of coaching experience combined. Two coaches, Nicole and Marissa M., both started coaching at MVGA as a part time job during high school, and just celebrated their 23rd year since they began coaching this past March! While experience leads to expertise, gymnastics is an ever-changing sport and we are always increasing our knowledge. Our coaches are always striving to learn the latest information, drills, techniques and changes to skill requirements. The sport we coach today is very different from 20 years ago, and it would be unrecognizable to the sport that existed when MVGA first opened in the 60s. While the sport continues pushing the limits of the impossible, one thing will never change…our love for the sport.

Athlete spotlight #22. Share your encouragement and say hi if you see Natalie in the gym!