Loupakis Athletic Center

What a great experience! Not only are the staff knowledgable and experts in their field but they genuinely care about helping each gymnast perfect their craft. A family owned business where everyone is welcomed and treated like family.

Great value, good times. Just do it… you won’t regret it for a moment!

The Loupakis Athletic Center in Astoria is likely the best place in NYC to get personalised instruction for gymnastics/​acrobatics. I’ve been to many of the city’s other offerings, which are either too large in class size, overly expensive, or of poor overall quality in instruction. The Loupakis Athletic Center however, exceeded my expectations. Class sizes are small and offerings range from child to adult classes with instruction given in a progressively phased manner, meaning anyone from beginners to experienced tumblers can easily step in and get what they’re looking for from the sessions.
Classes are safe, fun, and geared to increase your abilities and progress. Instructors are also very willing to teach you any specific techniques you would like to master, should they feel you are ready. Taking into account the fact that this center is comparatively inexpensive, the instructors are well-​experienced, and the atmosphere genuinely fun and encouraging, I think you would be hard pressed to find a better location to build on or begin gymnastics/​acrobatics training in New York.

Loupakis Athletic Center is not only a wonderful place to learn gymnastics from international champions, it’s a warm and friendly environment that will make you feel at home. The family who runs the studio is generous with hugs for students and their family members. They are constantly offering students performance opportunities to expand their range of skills and improve their comfort level in front of a crowd. The performances and competitions are a lot of fun to be part of, and always well-​received by audiences and judges.
All skill levels are welcome at the gym and feedback is administered with a smile and no judgement. Small victories are celebrated and students can leave each class knowing that they accomplished more than the last. Teachers will sometimes give homework to help a student expedite their progress outside of the studio. You can see the kind of place Loupakis Athletic Center is from the many pictures that adorn the walls both inside and out. These photos show gymnasts of all ages, sizes and skill levels working together to build complex pyramids with huge smiles on their faces. The sense of camaraderie at Loupakis Athletic Center is a rare and precious one that is quite addictive even after a couple of classes. Stop by for a trial, and chances are you’ll find yourself in one of those pictures soon enough.

This is a wonderful spot to be at during the week after a hard stressful day at work., the type of training we go threw is extreme it a great place to release stress and aprove your strength, mind, body and soul. Eveybody help each other aprove to be where they want to be, where like a big mix culture family, I just love it, just watching the other young kids and young adults doing numerous back flips is just so amazing it just make you want to learn that. calling all acrobat !! show some love !! I will love to see what you got

If you want to learn how to defend your self or tumble like a pro!!! This is the perfect place to learn. Once you step in, you are part of the family and are always motivated to excel. You always have fun in every class and my favorite part, are the pictures of everything that they have competed in and won. I have been honored to be part of the collage of pictures that surrounds the gym. From day one I was welcomed, everyone was so friendly and amazing with their skills. I have been there for three years and will continue to keep going. This place is one of the best and I recommend this place to anyone that wants to learn, has ZERO experience or is an elite gymnast.

I’ve recently started going here and I must say the atmosphere is very family-​like and Gus is a great teacher.