A new athlete in just 3 months ✨

Keep tumbling, dancing, climbing. Stay bendy. Stay strong.

If your gymnast or cheerleader could dunk her ankle braces in the trash, level up her series, AND find confidence that makes her coaches ask, “What is she doing differently?!” You’d want to know more, right?

My athletes skyrocket their body awareness, balance, and even their tumbling height in just 12 weeks of working together (but it doesn’t end there).

You’ve got a hard worker, a passionate athlete.

Now we just need to set her on the right path to keep her thriving🥇

Sound familiar? 🤔

Coach’s corrections aren’t sticking 🫤

Your athlete just can’t seem to feel that her legs aren’t together, straight, or with pointed toes.

She’s riding the pain train 🚂

Her braces, tape, and recovery tools are multiplying… but nothing truly fixes the problem.

Burnout is coming 🔥

You’re worried about burnout, overuse injuries, or “aging out” before she reaches her peak.

Or you want to get ahead of it all 💪🏼

You see talent, but you’re worried tightness, hypermobility, or reoccurring injuries might hold her back.

In comes body awareness ❤️‍🩹

The  Strong Bodies Program is a high-touch, big-impact training experience for gymnasts, cheerleaders, dancers, aerialists––and all artistic athletes who want:

✅ Less pain

✅ Better body awareness

✅ More strength & stability

✅ Faster skill acquisition

✅ Athletic longevity

💪 What’s Included:

💪🏼 The transformative phase

This is where your athlete says, “feel the difference!”

The 12-week intensive part of the program is curated to your athlete, which means her 30-minute workouts 3x a week link directly to her skills.

(With videos featuring real gymnasts!)

You get to watch her understand her body as we discuss progress in her monthly check-ins.

And the real value here is her progress assessments every 6 weeks give her a concrete sense of confidence in her improvement.

🌱 The building & growing phase

 This is where your athlete gets to take ownership of her body.

For 12 months following phase 1, your athlete receives continued support to build her balance, form, & power.

Through the entire program, you receive 24/7 messaging support.

This means you can ask questions (and send videos!) about your athlete’s workout form, and even get feedback on skills & routines.

The real value here is you get to relax from the sidelines knowing your athlete is in good hands, and just enjoy your amazing athlete’s skills again.

Why it works 💖

(…when physical therapy & conditioning doesn’t)

🤕 Many athletes aren’t told how their PT exercises help their actual sport. This program makes sure your athlete understands her body on and beyond the gym floor.

❤️‍🩹 PT focuses on healing, not athletic progression. Getting back to “normal” is one thing. Unlocking her full potential is another!

👯‍♀️ Team conditioning is not curated to your athlete. It may even worsen imbalances or skip injury-prevention altogether.

💖 This program trains the whole athlete in ways she can apply immediately—joint stability on beam, symmetry in flexibility, functional strength, & fun!

Success stories 🔥

“We reached out to Sarah after seeing our daughter consistently struggle to make her coaches’ corrections in the gym. She was frustrated and so were her coaches. After talking with my daughter it seemed more like the issue was related to her ability to feel her body and understand how to change her movements to make the corrections versus a lack of will to make their corrections. Since working with Sarah we’ve seen such an improvement in her gymnastics but also in her confidence. Her relationship with her coach is also a lot better. Even though the workouts add to our daughter’s responsibilities, she has seen such a good payoff thus far that she is eager to get all of her workouts in every week. Thank you so much!”

– Nikki W. (gymnastics mom)

“My ankles hurt less when I tumble, I have more power, and my Sever’s Disease has gone away.”

– Abbie E. (level 8 gymnast)

“My daughter and I both love Splits and Lifts. Sarah is the sweetest person. She really cares about the work she is doing. We started with Sarah’s ankle program and saw huge improvements in my daughter. We decided to invest in a custom program. I was at the point of pulling my daughter from dance and Pom because I was done with the injuries. 6 months later and my daughter is doing amazing. The biggest change is in her confidence. She has so much more confidence than when we started with Sarah.”

 – Beth F. (dance mom)

Created by a body awareness coach ❤️‍🩹

Hi! I’m Coach Sarah.

Sarah Petersen is a gymnast, aerialist, mom, and gymnastics coach of +15 years. She created this program after dislocating her elbow and dealing with years of pain that traditional training never solved. She is an NASM Certified Personal Trainer and Corrective Exercise Specialist, and she’s on a mission to help athletes stay strong, injury-free, and confident… for life.

(She also plans to keep her standing tuck forever. 😉)

Ready? Let’s do this!

Ready for a truly transformative & confidence-building experience for your athlete? Let’s get things started right away!

Want to learn more? Let’s chat.

In order to save time & make sure it’s a good fit, let’s chat. I’ll ask a few questions about your athlete to get a clearer picture of what she can expect.

Not sure if this is the right fit?

Let me answer some commonly asked questions.

How is this any different than PT or what my athlete does in practice?

Physical therapy is focused on healing back to “normal,” not necessarily preventing injuries from happening again. Conditioning during practice is about making the team strong. The body awareness goal is to prevent injuries based on specific movement & come back from them stronger than ever!

What do I actually get out of this?

Your athlete will understand her body on a fundamental level. What that means for her is that she can raise her threshold of when injury occurs and adjust her body to avoid them. And the real value here is that she gets to use this expertise beyond just making her skills look pretty. She will have tools for LIFE to train to her peak, even beyond her time in a leotard. And mom and dad? You get to go back to taking cool videos in the bleachers and not worrying about which flip will be your child’s breaking point.

Why now?

The best time to learn body awareness is BEFORE your athlete gets injured––or learns poor form on a new skill. The second best time is before her pain & injuries get so bad, they kick her out of the sport––or worse, crush her confidence and leave her with lifelong physical problems from oh-so-avoidable things.

If my athlete is currently injured, is this right for me?

It depends. If your athlete is heavily restricted, she will need to be cleared by a physical therapist first. If she is currently in physical therapy but cleared for light exercise, I recommend setting up a free chat with me first to make sure. If her issues are more like chronic pain, we can ususally work around them.

What type of athletes do you work with?

I work with gymnasts, cheerleaders, aerialists, dancers, acro, trampolinists, stunt performers… all artistic athletes.

Does my athlete need to be a certain age or level to work with you?

I have a minimum age of 7 and a maximum of 120 😉 They do not have to be any particular level. Beginners, rec & Xcel athletes, and elite-track athletes all benefit from body awareness and are trained according to their skill level and goals.

Do you work with boys?

Yes! My heaviest background is in women’s artistic gymnastics, but I do work with male artistic athletes as well.

Do you work with adults?

Yes! Many of my clients are adults––either former artistic athletes or newbies to the sport, looking to continue progressing without injuring themselves!

Why should I trust you?

I’m Coach Sarah, a former competitive gymnast, current aerialist, coach of over 15 years, and a mom of 1.5 little tumbling ladies. I’m also a NASM Certified Personal Trainer and Corrective Exercise Specialist who has worked with gyms across the country (and athletes around the globe) to keep their athletes strong, confident, safe, and THRIVING.

But I was also once a struggling gymnast.

ACE bandages on both knees, both ankles, a metal contraption on my post-dislocated elbow, and popping a couple doctor-prescribed Ibuprofens was my pre-practice ritual.

At 14 years old. 

And it only takes a 14-year-old to recognize that path was NOT sustainable.

I needed to increase my body awareness to solve my own problems, but it wasn’t until I started training unconventionally––BLENDING the two worlds of artistic sports & corrective exercise––that I really saw a breakthrough.

And when I started using these techniques on the kids I coached––well, the rest is history. Kids started gaining confidence. They quit quitting. And we had fewer injuries, wraps, and pain points than any gym around. 

How will I know she’s getting better?

It’ll be hard to miss! Usually even the coaches start to ask what the sudden change is. Aside from that, the program starts with an initial movement assessment, which her program will be based off of. Each month, we’ll check in face-to-face for form, goals, and pep talks. Every 6 weeks, we’ll reassess, comparing results to the last assessment, to make sure progress is going well and what we need to adjust.

How does the app work?

You set the preferred days for workouts, and they’ll be programmed in. After that, your athlete will log into her app, click her workout for the day, and read the personalized goals, cues, and tips. She’ll watch the demo videos from actual youth athletes, and then she’ll CRUSH it, all on her own time.

What if I have a question?

You have 24/7 messaging access to me––which includes video! You are welcome to ask questions on form, modifications, etc at any time, and even send videos if you’d like me to double check in real time. Still need help? We’ll double down to make sure both you and your athlete are feeling confident during each virtual check-in.

Do you have payment plans?

Yes. Your options are pay-in-full, a 3-pay plan over 4 months, or financing options through Affirm or Klarna.

How can I get started?

If you’re ready to go all-in and get your athlete the CONFIDENCE she deserves, you can to lock in her spot with payment. I’ll hit you up ASAP with details about her first assessment and all we need to get the ball rolling!

If you’d like to get a full scope of her movement first, you can schedule an initial assessment. (Your booking fee will be taken off of your full program).

If you still have questions, you can book a free chat with me.