CLICK TO WATCH THE VIDEO LESSON                   COORDINATED BY MRS BLESSING TITILOYE                                          GYMNASTICS HISTORY OF GYMNASTICS The word gymnastics means naked art and it originated in ancient Greece. It is believed that the Chinese were the first people to develop activities that resembled gymnastics. The word gymnasium is also a Greek word for a place where gymnastic activities are performed. Fredrick Ludwig Jahn is known as the father of modern gymnastics. NATURE OF GYMNASTICS The performance commences when the gymnast raises his hand to indicate "readiness" and comes to an end when he raises the two hands to signal the end of the performance. The grading is done according to how complex the events are.   THE VALUES OF GYMNASTICS it develops the muscles of the arms, shoulders, chest, and abdomen. it develops physical strength and power.  it develops physical fitness, agility, and flexibilit