It’s quite simple. We love kids, we love athletic activities, and we believe that children should be introduced to these activities during the many developmental phases of their lives.

In addition to the fun, it’s also about developing a healthy lifestyle. Kids, as well as adults, are more likely to do activities that they enjoy.    When those fun activities also happen to have the additional benefits such as increased strength, flexibility, balance, coordination and agility, as gymnastics does, kids will develop a greater tendency towards a healthy lifestyle. Then, as they mature, they will likely seek out comparable activities that will maintain the state of well-being that fitness delivered during their youth.

Jump Ahead Academy was designed to facilitate this concept through a progression of activities during the developmental ages of 3 months to 18 years. What began as a basic gymnastics program quickly developed into a well-rounded health and fitness facility offering individual and group programs for children as well as adults. Essentially, a baby could begin at Jump Ahead while still in the womb with pre-natal matwork, graduate into a mommy & me class as an infant, start gymnastics as a toddler, intro to sports in early childhood, circuit weight training as a pre-teen, and personal weight training and Pilates as a teenager/adult. Plus through it all, there is the additional support and offerings of a licensed physical therapist and massage therapist. Directors Eme Cole, MS and Katy Sandberg White, DPT welcome families to take full advantage of the many types of programs offered to help kids benefit from the fundamentals which are absorbed throughout these exciting activities. Click the links above to explore the variety of classes and to sign-up online.