The Guide to Gymanastics for Children

* Younger children can also do gymnastics without getting bored, as long as parents, teachers, babysitters or siblings are involved and become their monitors.* It can be started at home, but if the weather is fine, it can also be done outdoors, preferably in a meadow or on the beach. The desire to play, which is never lacking in children, will do the rest.* This book offers you many useful tips and a host of games designed to develop children’s motor potential and stimulate their imagination, imitation skills, balance, coordination, etc.* Each exercise is explained in detail in this book so that the child can have as much fun as possible.* To begin with, the simplest exercises, which can be done with the body alone, are presented for the youngest children. This is followed by a progressive description of games with a rope, a newspaper and a ball, which can be done alone or in groups to develop creativity and motor coordination.* Throughout these pages, you will see that gymnastics for children does not have to be tiring and monotonous.The author, Anna Salaris, is a graduate of the ISEF, has worked as a sports animator and physical education teacher with pre-school and school-age children. She has also taught artistic gymnastics and gives courses for adults and the elderly. Besides, *she works in a physiotherapy and sports rehabilitation centre.