Gymnastics is a sport that includes exercises requiring
balance,
strength,
flexibility,
agility, coordination, and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shoulders, back, chest, and
abdominal muscle groups. Alertness, precision, daring,
self-confidence, and self-discipline are mental traits that can also be developed through gymnastics.
[1] Gymnastics evolved from exercises used by the ancient
Greeks that included skills for mounting and dismounting a horse, and from circus performance skills.
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