HISTORY OF GYM AND ACROSPORT

GYM

This sport is so antique, but, it become famous in XIX century, when "Gymnastics Schools" and their systems for trainings gymnastics (Swedish, French, German).

ACROSPORT

This sport was born many years ago. Humans pyramids appeared in cave paintings in Egypt from 2.500 years before Christ. Then, in Grecian they use the word "acrobat" to call people who were engaged acrobatics (trapeze, dance...).

In the XVI century in Italy humans pyramids appeared in "Venetian Games".

In the XVIII century, modern circus was born, with this shows included.

TEST COURSE-NAVETTE

En la tabla se muestran los periodos que deberíamos alcanzar en el test de Course- Navette según la altura que tengamos (lo que seamos de altos y altas). Los resultados son para niños y niñas de entre 10 y 12 años.

TALLA (CM)	COURSE-NAVETTE (PERIODOS)
130	2,5 - 3
132	2,5 - 3,5
133	3 - 4
134	3,5- 4,5
135	4- 4,5
136	4- 5
137	4- 5,5
138	4,5- 5,5
139	4,5- 5,5
140	5- 6
141	5- 6
142	5,5- 6,5
143	5,5- 7
144	5,5- 7
145	6- 7,5
147	6,5- 8,5
149	7- 8,5
154	7,5- 10

Extraído del libro: “Test de la condición física” de Manfred Grosser y Stephan Starischka

Por ejemplo, un niño o una niña que mida 144 cm de altura debería  aguantar corriendo en el test de Course- Navette entre 5,5 y 7 periodos para estar en buena forma física.

Un niño o niña que mida 136 cm de altura debería de aguantar corriendo en el test de Corse- Navette entre 4 y 5 periodos para estar en buena forma física.

SUPPLENESS

Suppleness is the ability to have a wide range of movement with any part of your body. It is also called Flexibility.

Flexibility is very important in all sports, because with it, you have better performance and less injuries.

There are two types of flexibility:

Dinamic Flexibility: you use it when you do wide and relaxed movements.
Static Flexibility: you use it when you hold one position for some seconds. There is no movement.

It is the most important  because Flexibility is the only physical ability that decreases as you grow older. You need to spend a little time everyday to maintain and enhance it.

Benefits of supleness training:

-You have fewer injuries.
-Your muscles are more elastic and more powerful.   
-Your movements are not limited.

SPEED

Speed is the ability to one or more movements in a short period of time.

There are three types of speed:

Speed of reaction: This type of speed is the time since we recieve a stimulus and we do the movement.

Speed of displacement: Is the speed to move from one place to another, we call it a sprint.

Gestual speed: This type of speed is the time since we start to do a movement and we finish this movement.

Speed means reacting quickly and moving fast.

Benefits of speed training:

-Speed is basic in all sports. Even in a marathon, the winner is the fastest!
-It is related to coordination and agility. If you react and move fast, you have an advantage in all sports.
-Speed training develops and makes your muscles grow.

STAMINA

Stamina helps your muscles to work for a long period of time.

With it, you can do exercices for a long period of time, no matter the intensity.

There are two types of Stamina or Endurance: Aerobic and Anaerobic.

Aerobic Stamina: You can do exercise for long periods of time at a medium intensity. (marathon, cycling..)

Anaerobic Stamina: These exercises are shorter but have a very high intensity (100m sprint, a basketball attack).

Benefits of regular stamina training:

-Your heart grows larger and thicker

-You have more capillary.
-Your breathing capacity increases.

-It´s easier to maintain your ideal weight

Aerobic Exercise is very good for your health. It develops your heart, your lungs and your circulatory system.

STRENGTH

Strength is the ability to use muscles against a resistance (a force or a weight).

With it, you can move or lift weights, and you can move your body weight easier.

There are three types of strength:

a) Maximum strength: to lift very high weights.

b) Explosive strength: to do a movement as fast as we can, moving a small weight.

c) Resistance-Strength: to do exercises with medium weights for a long time.

Benefits of developing your strength:

-You have more muscular power

-Your muscles and tendons grow in size.
-You can move weights easier (including your own body).

-It helps you to keep a good posture in daily life and sports.

PHYSICAL FITNESS

Physical fitness is the ability to do a daily a physical workout without feeling too tired.
Physical fitness is composed by the "FOUR S", in Spanish the name is "CAPACIDADES FÍSICAS BÁSICAS".
They are:


STRENGTH

STAMINA

               

  SPEED                                                                                              

SUPPLENESS