GYMNASTICS

Gymnastics is defined as a self-motivating activity where one can manipulate the different parts of the body in varied movement.

Gymnastics are exercises based on scientific principle.

Gymnastics is the performance of systematic exercises often with the use of light and other heavy gymnastics apparatus.

What is GYMNASTICS?

Therapeutic or Remedial Gymnastics is a series of selected exercises thathelps relieve physical discomfort or restore-function to disabled peopleEducational Gymnastics is a program that challenges students to

master tactics involving strength, rhythm , flexibility, balance and agility.

Competitive Gymnastics consists of prescribed sets of events for

men and women, each of which is scored separately in order to determine the winner.

1. Conditioning Program the exercises are selected for the purpose

of preparing the body for more complicated movement and skills. Exercises for warm-up can also be selected in this phase.

The best way to keep conditioning and stretching fun is to keep it varied.

Phases of Gymnastics Program

Set A 5 over-grip pull ups to contact the back of your

neck touches the bar, 5 under-grip pull-ups, 10 leg lifts, all without coming off the bar. 

Set B On parallettes, L/V/Manna hold for 3, press

handstand, 3 handstand push ups, lower to straddle L, press handstand, 3 handstand push ups, lower to L/V/Manna hold for 10. 

Set C Dead hang on rings, kip support, L press

handstand hold 10, lower to support, 3 cross pull outs, fall back to inverted hang, front lever, back lever, front lever, back lever.

2. Rhythmic Gymnastics routines or exercise accompanied with

music are called “rhythmic gymnastics”. They are so called because they are performed in rhythmical manner and the movements are flowing.

3. Stunts are activities in the form of play and they

test one’s strength, flexibility, balance, agility, endurance and coordination.

4. Tumbling this is the most important phase of

gymnastics program, because this is where the ability of the performer is tested as he rolls to and fro; twists , turns and springs about on the mat, floor and in the air.

5. Apparatus Exercise (Heavy)this includes exercises done on the :• Balance Beam

- The balance beam is an artistic gymnastics apparatus, as well as the event performed using the apparatus

• Vault - The vault is an artistic gymnastics apparatus on which gymnasts perform, as well as the skill performed using that apparatus.

• Parallel Bars- Parallel bars is an apparatus used by male gymnasts in artistic gymnastics.

• Rings - The rings, also known as steady rings or still rings, is an artistic gymnastics apparatus and the event that uses it.

• Trampoline - A trampoline is a device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric stretched over a steel frame using many coiled springs.

 - Trampolining is a competitive Olympic sport in which gymnasts perform acrobatics while bouncing on a trampoline.

6. Pyramid Buildingthis phase of the program makes a picture(mural) out of body static positions. The positions should be properly arranged and selected so that they form the shape of a pyramid.