DO IT NOW Magazine, Multi Sport. Artistic gymnastics, a form of gymnastics, is not just a sport; it is a lifestyle because a large amount of time, dedication, pain, and hard work is put into each skill performed. We dedicate our childhoods to perfecting these skills, which require strength, flexibility, and stamina, as well as coordination and aerial sense. Techniques that can only be learnt through hours upon hours of strength and conditioning, all working with your own body weight. And therein lies the greatest challenge – time.