The content and form of gymnastic exercises

We can realize different objectives with different types of gymnastic exercises.

The exercises performed to achieve certain goals define the content of the exercises.

Considering the desired effect, a gymnastic exercise can be:

  • strengthening,
  • stretching,
  • relaxing
  • improving intermuscular coordination /among muscle groups/

E.g.: if in an exercise there are strengthening basic forms, then the content of the exercise is strengthening.

The content of the exercises can be varied, it can be directed towards the preparation of the body for larger loads, that is, warming-up, relaxation, regeneration, improving body posture, enhancing willpower etc.

The sum of the exercises – which achieve the effects prescribed in the objectives – plus what we can see, the form of the exercise, that is, the visible, perceptible movement, make up the movement that has been learned.

The choice of the form of the exercises always depends upon the given objective, and the individual’s or the group’s age, preliminary training and preparation.