Gymnastics is a graceful and artistic sport that requires a combination of strength, balance, agility and muscle coordination. Gymnasts need to perform sequences of movements requiring flexibility, endurance, and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings, handstands, split leaps, aerials and cartwheels. The younger you start this sport, the better.
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Kirklees Active Leisure run a number of different gymnastic courses across its centres. The courses offer instructor led sessions for children over five years of age. Please contact your local Kirklees Active Leisure Sports Centre for more details.
For more information contact:
01484 234127
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Gymnastics dates back to ancient times and is among the oldest Olympic sports. Activities such as jumping, running and discus throwing (together with wrestling and boxing) helped develop the muscles needed for hand-to-hand combat.
The sport in its modern form evolved during the 19th century. Following the foundation of The Federation Internationale de Gymnastique in 1881, men's artistic gymnastics was included for the first time in the 1896 Olympic Games, with women joining in 1928. In 1936, individual apparatus events for men were forerunners for today's Olympic programme. A four-apparatus programme for women was introduced at the 1952 Olympic Games.
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