Kensington Gymnastics Magazine
London’s Family Gymnastics Guide—an independent, child-centred and science-led publication helping families understand the sport through evidence, lived London realities and clear explanation.
KGM at a glance
Latest issue
Begin with the newest edition, read every chapter online or experience the complete magazine as originally designed.
How Gymnastics Grows
Issue 5 follows how gymnastics grows through research, changing bodies, connected skills, new competition pathways, London places and a relationship with movement that can continue across a lifetime.
Previous editions
Every published issue remains available as a complete PDF and as individual online chapters for easy reading and reference.
Everything Around the Skill Matters: Gymnastics in London
Science, anatomy, food, recovery, lifelong participation, London journeys, judging, apparatus traditions, coaching language and safety.
What Supports a Child’s Gymnastics Journey
Attention, self-control, body awareness, healthy growth, recovery, London access and lifelong movement.
What Children Learn Through Gymnastics in London
Coordination, anatomy, energy, recovery, lifelong strength and the language families hear in the gym.
Understanding Children’s Movement in a City Like London
Children’s health, anatomy, food, lifelong movement, London opportunities and the everyday questions families ask.
Our editorial promise
Independent editorial judgement, responsible evidence and useful explanations for gymnastics families.
Children and families first
Children’s safety, development, enjoyment, opportunity and understanding come first. Every major article should give families a useful explanation, insight or decision aid.
Evidence made clear
We distinguish established evidence from emerging evidence, KGM original findings, professional interpretation, editorial position and historical record. Uncertainty is explained rather than hidden.
Gymnastics-specific knowledge
We look beyond visible skills to explain bodies, learning, coaching, culture, participation and lifelong movement in ways that add genuine value to gymnastics families.
London as lived reality
London appears through real family circumstances—travel, time, cost, access, venue types and cultural diversity—not through decorative place names.
Building a clearer record of gymnastics in London
Research is published only when its method, scope and limitations are ready to be examined.
Gymnastics in London
KGM’s first London-wide public-source audit documented 188 verified children’s gymnastics delivery venues and 120 providers across Greater London, with its method, date and evidence boundaries made visible.
State of Gymnastics in London
The planned baseline will document publicly identifiable and publicly advertised provision through transparent definitions, source records, verification dates and clearly stated limitations.
The work will not treat provider counts as participation or capacity, and it will not release conclusions before the evidence reaches KGM’s publication standard.
Collaborate with KGM
Thoughtful relationships can extend research, public value and free access while keeping editorial decisions independent.
Academic and research
Universities, researchers and specialist colleagues are invited to discuss evidence reviews, methods, datasets and responsible knowledge exchange.
London and community
Councils, schools, charities and sporting organisations can explore work addressing access, family experience and the realities of gymnastics across London.
Educational support
Suitable sponsorship and educational partnerships can help keep carefully researched publishing and distribution freely accessible.
Editorial independence is non-negotiable. Collaboration or sponsorship cannot determine topics, evidence, conclusions or recommendations, purchase endorsement or place partner logos on the magazine cover.
Stefan Kolimechkov, PhD
A London-based sports scientist, gymnastics coach and active Masters gymnast. His work brings together long-term coaching practice, research into children’s physical development and a commitment to explaining gymnastics responsibly for families.
- PhD in Physical Education, with research focused on children’s development in gymnastics
- More than 20 years of coaching experience across Bulgaria and the United Kingdom
- Founder and Director of Kensington & Chelsea Gymnastics Academy
Built carefully, preserved permanently
Kensington Gymnastics Magazine publishes six issues each year—in January, March, May, July, September and November—while developing recurring educational series into coherent bodies of work.
Every published issue PDF is locked and preserved as a permanent edition.