Gymnastics

Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises that require many different physical attributes such as strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, balance and grace. It is a rigorous exercise that is taken seriously as a sport. Gymnastics emerged in Ancient Greek culture as physical fitness was essential. Gymnasiums were widespread and common because of this, where gymnastics gets its name. Gymnastics consisted of exercises that were basic at the time such as mounting and dismounting a horse and circus skills, which could be useful outside the gymnasium. Now gymnastics takes on many different forms, such as aerobic and acrobatic gymnastics.

History of Gymnastics