Introduction to

CHATEPR ONE:

Gymnastic
Mr. Jan Vincent Onipa
HISTORY
• the name of the sports “Gymnastics” is
derived from the ancient Greek word
“Gymnos” which literally translated
means “Naked Art”

• Greeks were the first to develop the

competitive aspects of gymnastics
 ha t ?
o w w
o u kn • The Greeks built
Y elaborate complexes
known as “Gymnasia”
for their physical
education training and
they called their
physical fitness
teachers as
PAIDOTRIBES
THE EDUCATORS
and
CONTRIBUTORS IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF
GYMNASTICS
 Johann Bernhard Basedow
1723-1790 (German)
- introduced gymnastics in school

Johann Guts Muths

1759-1839 (German)
- Great Grandfather of
gymnastics who wrote a
book entitled gymnastics for
the youth
 Friedrich Ludwig Jahnn
1778-1852 (German)
- Father of Modern
Gymnastics

Pehr Henrik Ling

1776-1839 (Swedish)
- introduced gymnastics in European
school
- he invented the bars and the vaulting box
or Swedish box
 Adolf Spiess
1810-1858 (Swiss)
- introduce marching and freehand
exercise performed with music

Dr. Dudley Sargent

(American)
- the first American to include
gymnastics in their school
curriculum
 Candido Bartolome
(Filipino)
- a UP professor who secured support for gymnastic
competitions at the university, and he helped other
organizations in the Philippines develop their own
programs

Francisca Reyes Aquino

(Filipino)
- contributed to the early training of
gymnasts at the university
 • is a fun activity that is
the foundation for all
sports and physical
Gymnastic activity and the
systematic bodily
exercises based on
scientific principles
Gymnastic as a
p o r t
S a sport involving the
performance of
sequences of
movements or
routines requiring
physical strength,
flexibility, and
kinesthetic awareness
Gymnastic as a
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
• an exercise in
intellectual or artistic
dexterity
• physical exercises for
developing skills,
strength, and control in
the use of the body or a
sport in which such
exercises are performed
Benefits of
LEARNING GYMNASTICS
Physical
• an increase in muscular strength, flexibility, and
endurance
• the ability to relax
• correct body alignment while walking, standing,
jumping, etc.
• increased agility and coordination
Cognitive
• awareness of the body
• awareness of space and where the body is in it
• awareness of relationships; body parts to each
other an the apparatus
• awareness of relationship with others
Psychological
• the joy of movement mastery
• discipline and self control
• the exercise habit as a pleasure daily occurrence
• a confident self image and a positive attitude
towards their bodies
Your BODY can Do
anything
…it’s just your
BRAIN you have to
convince.
- Mr. Onipa