Friedrich Ludwig Jahn

From kindergarten to twelfth grade, one may be required to take many different types of physical education and health classes. In the first few years they more than likely would have learned some of the basic movements: hop, skip, jump, and gallop. As the years pass, they would go on to learn how to play different sports and proceed to specialize in different aspects of sports. Today the United States is facing an epidemic in which parents could outlive their children due to unhealthy bodies.

The Fédération Internationle De Gymnastique (FIG) is the leading association for competitive gymnastics. In 1981 FIG changed the age restrictions for gymnasts to compete in the Olympics from fourteen to fifteen and from fifteen to sixteen in 1997. The recent change prompted huge controversies throughout the gymnastics world, with many proponents either supporting or against the age regulations. One of the main reasons set down by the FIG was given by Michel Leglise, chair of the gymnastics medical

My brain goes silent. I forget my problems, my issues, my struggles, and everything that makes me feel dead inside. Nothing gives me more hope and happiness, then running on floor to hanging on a bar. From the darkness inside comes a light that feels like an eternal flame that can never be extinguished. Nothing can stop me from feeling more alive. Starting gymnastics has been the best decision I have ever made and has made me the person I am today. With every move, every skill, and every moment

“Gymnastics taught me everything- life lessons, responsibility and discipline and respect,” says Shawn Johnson, 2008 Beijing Olympics All Around Gold Medalist. A hotly debated issue is whether or not competitive sports are beneficial for children and teens. (This, though, will focus solely on gymnastics.) However, research shows gymnastics is a perfectly healthy sport which teaches life skills such as time management, sportsmanship, and healthy habits. First, gymnastics teaches time management.

forgiving piece of equipment was required” (Bannon). However, that leads us to an equally important, if not more valid question… why was this apparatus even created in the first place? According to Encylopædia Britannica, a German teacher named Friedrich Ludwig Jahn was responsible for this

According to Oxford Dictionaries, the formal definition of gymnastics is "Exercises developing or displaying physical agility and coordination. The modern sport of gymnastics typically involves exercises on uneven bars, balance beam, floor, and vaulting horse for women, and horizontal and parallel bars, rings, floor, and pommel horse for men." Gymnastics is a competitive sport in which gymnasts perform acrobatic feats such as leaps, flips, turns, handstands and choreographed routines. These acrobatics

of vaults! After hearing these crazy facts, you may be wondering about the true beginning of gymnastics, so let’s start there. Gymnastics is one of the oldest sports in the world, being made more than 2,000 years ago by a German man named Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (www.fig-gymnastics.com). Although gymnastics has existed for over 2,000 years, it was only introduced to America in the 1830’s, and was officially named a sport in 1862, which is only 156 years ago (www.softschools.com, umich.edu)!

Known as one of the most popular composers of orchestral music, Ludwig van Beethoven left behind a legacy of musical pieces. Though Beethoven’s works spread throughout the globe, not many truly know what happened in his private life. Not only was he raised by an alcoholic father, but he also did not have a successful romantic life and even became deaf later in life. Beethoven, a musical prodigy, wrote hundreds of pieces of music and astounded the ears of mankind, yet lived a sorrowful life behind

Eugene Pring S3547404 Times are Changing: The History of Physical Education in Australia Topic: Discuss the historical development and influences on Physical Education in Australia and how this has impacted on the current Physical Education programs in Victoria, Australia OHTH2122 Teaching Methods of Health & Physical Education 1B Lecturer: Kate Jenkinson Part B - Essay Response (30%) Due: 4pm Tuesday 25th August 2015 (Week 6) Word Count: words. Submitted to the School of

Bismarck Claims The Credit For German Unification In the early 19th Century, the growth of nationalism and the growing economic strength of the German states was very great. The German's shared a common identity in the form of language race and heritage such as music, literature and poetry. The growing improvements in communications and transport also brought the states one step closer together. The reduction of the number of German states from 365 to 39 states made