TRIVIA BITS …
CALISTHENIC EXERCISES
Calisthenics are free-body exercises performed with varying degrees of intensity and rhythm.
The exercises employ such motions as bending, stretching, twisting, swinging, kicking, and jumping, as well as more specialized movements, and sometimes involve rings and wands.
The exercises were developed in the mid-19th century from the work of Germans Friedrich Jahn and Adolf Spiess as part of gymnastics. They were also stressed by Per Henrik Ling of Sweden as an important part of women's education.
The word was first spelled callisthenic, coming from Greek words meaning "beautifully or elegantly strong."
Calisthenics has also developed into a performance art form with many Calisthenics Clubs competing for awards.
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