THE AUTHORITATIVE BOOK FOR GYM RING FITNESS Gymnastic Rings Workout Handbook is the ultimate guide for anyone seeking to revolutionize their training through the use of gymnastic rings. Designed to give you the skills necessary to implement gymnastic rings into your existing workout routine, Gymnastic Rings Workout Handbook includes detailed instructions and workout progressions for everyone from beginners to experts. With over 100 programs that work key target areas like the shoulders, hips and core, Gymnastic Rings Workout Handbook contains everything you need to know about exercising with gym rings to increase strength, improve mobility and build muscle. With tips on everything from the best equipment to buy to how to include kettlebells and dumbbells into your gym ring routines, Gymnastic Rings Workout Handbook provides all the training needed to get started with gym rings today. Gymnastic Rings Workout Handbook also features: • Routines to build core stability and improve foundational strength • Tips for burning fat and toning muscle with gymnastic rings • Unique programs for powerlifters and endurance athletes • Tips for how best to incorporate gym rings into your existing workout program Whether you’re training for a specific fitness goal or looking to add variety and challenge to your weekly workout regimen, Gymnastic Rings Workout Handbook is your guidebook to discovering everything that gym rings have to offer!

My First Book of Gymnastics gets young readers moving with 10 playful exercises, accompanied by step-by-step instructions and illustrated characters kids will love. It’s never too soon to teach the benefits of health and physical fitness. This fun follow-up to Walter Foster Jr.’s My First Book of Pilates encourages children and parents alike to get up and move! Featuring 10 poses and exercises for young children with a series of simple and playful movements, My First Book of Gymnastics shows kids how fun and easy gymnastics can be. Whether learning how to leap like a frog, crawl on your knees and elbows like a turtle, or slither like a crocodile, kids will delight in learning and practicing each movement. By learning gymnastics, children will gain physical benefits of improved coordination, strength, and flexibility; not to mention key awareness of their body and a love and discipline for exercise and fitness.

The aim of this manual is to raise the level of safety in those recreational and athletic activities generally described as gymnastics: tumbling and floor exercises; vaulting over gym horses; and skills performed on pommel horses, still rings, balance beams, horizontal bars, and even or uneven parallel bars. The value of gymnastics for physical education, sport, and health has been emphasized by the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, as its executive director states in his Foreword. An important feature of the Second Edition is the inclusion of a chapter on "The Trampoline and Gymnastic Programs," by Jeff T. Hennessy. In addition, the chapters on "Medical and Legal Responsibility in the Gymnasium" have been revised to cover new developments, and the Bibliography has been updated. The trampoline chapter has been added because of the USGSA's recognition that the tramp and minitramp can be used safely in physical education and recreation programs, as well as in the training of gymnasts, provided specified procedures are followed. The author of this chapter, Professor Hennessy of the University of Southwestern Louisiana, has several well-known publications on trampolining. This manual covers those factors that must be considered in a conscientious effort to assure a safe gymnastic environment, safely prepared gymnasts, and safe gymnastic supervision and instruction. It is directed to all persons engaged in, or preparing for, the teaching or supervision of gymnastics programs. Such programs may be in public or private schools, colleges, or universities; fraternal, social, or youth organizations; and private clubs or camps. The Gymnastics Safety Manual is recommended as invaluable background information.

Introduces the sport of artistic gymnastics.