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A m, short for mnasium, is an open air or covered location forgymnastics ﾧ and athletics ﾧ and gymnastic services such as in schools and

colleges, from the ancient Greek gymnasium ﾧ.[1]

Gymnasia apparatus such as bar-bells, parallel bars, jumping board,running path, tennis-balls, cricket field, fencing area, and so forthare used as exercises. In safe weather, outdoor locations are the mostconductive to health.[2] Gyms were popular in ancient Greece. heircurricula included Gymnastica militaria or self-defense, gymnasticamedica, or physical therapy to help the sick and injured, and gymnasticaathletica for physical fitness and sports, from boxing to dance.[3]

hese gymnasia also had teachers of wisdom and philosophy. !ommunitygymnastic events were done as part of the celebrations during variousvillage festivals. In ancient Greece there was a phrase of contempt, "#ecan neither swim nor write." After a while, however, $lympic athletesbegan training in buildings just for them. !ommunity sports never became

as popular among ancient %omans as it had among the ancient Greeks. Gymswere used more as a preparation for military service or spectatorsports. &uring the %oman 'mpire, the gymnastic art was forgotten. In the&ark Ages there were sword fighting tournaments and of chivalry( andafter gunpowder was invented sword fighting began to be replaced by thesport of fencing. here were schools of dagger fighting and wrestlingand boxing.[4]

hen in the )*th century, +almann, German clergyman, opened a gym inhuringia teaching bodily exercises, including running and swimming.!lias and olker established gyms in ondon, and in )*/0, &octor 1eck, aGerman immigrant, established the first gymnasium in the 2nited +tates.

It was found that gym pupils lose interest in doing the same exercises,partly because of age. ariety in exercises included skating, dancing,and swimming. +ome gym activities can be done by 3 to * year olds whileage )3 has been considered mature enough for boxing and horsebackriding.[5]

In Ancient Greece ﾧ the gymnasion ﾧ 456789:; was a locality for

both physical and intellectual education ﾧ of young men. he latter

meaning of intellectual education persisted in Greek ﾧ, German ﾧ and

other languages to denote a certain type of school providing secondary

education ﾧ, the gymnasium ﾧ, whereas in English ﾧ the meaning of physicaleducation was pertained in the word ?gym?.

he Greek word gymnasium  means "school for naked exercise" and was usedto designate a locality for the education ﾧ of young men, including

physical education 4gymnastics ﾧ, i.e. exercise> which was customarily

performed naked, as well as  bathing ﾧ, and studies. @or the Greeks,physical education was considered as important as cognitive learning.ost Greek gymnasia  had libraries that could be utilied after relaxingin the baths.

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