Basic concepts of gymnastics
Basic form: simple body positions and completed, unidirectional movements which involve one joint or one axis of rotation.
Simple exercise: two basic forms are joined.
Complex exercise: three or more basic forms are joined.
Group of exercises: spontaneous, irregular sequence of exercises, which are not linked together functionally or in their desired effect.
Series of exercises: various exercises are joined by the beat, their succession.
Sequence of exercises: a series of exercises where the final position of the previous exercise is the same as the starting position of the next exercise.