The best tumbling pilots practice relentlessly. “If you don’t practice them hundreds and hundreds of times,” Tucker says, “they will kill you at airshow altitudes.

A&T, a sport born out of gymnastics and competitive cheerleading, is the only varsity sport besides football founded at the college level.

Inflatable gym mats are perfect for everything from cheerleading to gymnastics to parkour to martial arts, and they’re available in various lengths.