Anti-gymnastics' HistoryAnti-gymnastics' History Her theory considers

that certain traditional gymnastics movements only aggravate diaphragm and spine problems.

It is practised in a calm and silent space.

It was created by Thérese Bertherat.

She developed it in 1970s.

She published a book in 1979.

Anti-gymnasticsAnti-gymnastics

Anti-gymnastics is an opportunity to discover new parts of your body.

You can use relax music.

It is better to start with a part of your body.

The various parts of a class: The first part is a test that

allows you to locate precisely what hinders and limits you.

In the second part, you access each of your muscular knots, and let your musculature take the natural amplitude of your movements.

Ball ExercisesBall Exercises● Lie flat on the mat, with your knees bent, and your

arms at your sides.● Put the ball under your right shoulder blade.● Raise your rigth arm, with your elbow bent.● Make ten small circles, slowly, in anticlockwise

direction.● Remove the ball and lower your arm back onto the

mat.

Ball ExercisesBall Exercises● Place the ball under top of your right leg,under

your bum cheek.● Lie flat against the mat, putting a little pressure on

the ball.● Raise your right leg from the hip, keeping your

knee bent● Make ten small circles, slowly, in anticlockwise

direction.● Lower your leg back onto the map and remove the

ball.

Position of the polePosition of the pole First you have to put the

pole next to your body.

You need these materials to do the exercises.

Position of the polePosition of the pole

Place the pole underneath you, with the top of the pole at the level with your shoulders, and the bottom of the pole between your legs.

Position of the ballPosition of the ballIf you put the ball on the points of the picture, you get very relaxed.

Position of the ballPosition of the ball

These are other forms of putting the ball under your body.

By: María Gómez Figueroa Daniel López González Fernando Manrique Arco María del Mar López Borbalán