Publisher's Synopsis
"Gymnasts and Gymnastics" is a vintage guide to simple gymnastics by John H. Howard. Within it, Howard explains the benefits of gymnastics and offers simple, illustrated instructions for how they should be performed, explaining the techniques, apparatus, benefits, common mistakes, and much more. This vintage guide contains a wealth of information that will be of utility to those with an interest in keeping fit, especially at home or with little in the way of equipment. Contents include: "The Gymnasium", "The Lungers", "Indian Clubs", "Dumb-Bells", "Bar-Bells", "Dress", "The Horizontal Bar-Remarks", "Description of the Apparatus", "Exercises thereon", "The Parallel Bars-Remarks", "Ascription of the Apparatus", "Exercises Theron", "The Rings", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.
