Shaping and other types of athleticism

Athleticism - a highly specific type of sport. His main ideas and goals are strength, beauty, grace, health, high motor culture. Unsurpassed musical accompaniment, together with floor exercises (free programs), demonstrated by athletes and sportswomen during competitions, captivate spectators and increase their interest in beauty and harmony of the human body - in truth, one of the most wonderful creations of nature.

Thus, athleticism should be understood as a variety of physical exercises aimed at improving health, harmonious development of strength qualities and improving a person’s physique. Conventionally, it can be divided into two types:

1) Athleticism, consisting of such independent sports as:

1. bodybuilding (bodybuilding);
2. arm wrestling;
3. powerlifting;
4. weight-lifting;
5. Weightlifting.

2) Athletic Gymnastics - a comprehensive system of versatile and varied strength exercises performed with a barbell, kettlebells, dumbbells, expander, rubber band, on universal machines, exercise machines, block devices, with your own weight, without projectiles, etc., aimed at hardening strength, building proportional figures and health promotion. The following main types are distinguished:

1. dumbbell;
2. gym;
3. string pulling (expander);
4. athletic gymnastics without apparatus;
5. and others…

A type of athletic gymnastics for women - shaping (“shape” translated from English means “form”) allows you to conduct classes on female figure correction. Shaping for weight loss is an excellent tool in the fight against excess fat and extra pounds.

Recently formed in St. Petersburg association of the same name, who uses curious, innovative, sports techniques. Scientists and trainers use computers, into which anthropometric data and many other information about a particular person are entered. The machine, having processed the information, “draws” a model of the ideal figure, which you can strive for without compromising your health, following the recommendations for your training and nutrition regimen. In this case, after some time, the woman will reduce the volume of some parts of the figure, and increase others (if necessary). The computer recommends the pace of exercise (using apparatus, with a barbell, dumbbells, etc.), the maximum permissible heart rate and the number of repetitions, taking into account the physical fitness and emotional state of the person, his temperament and even character. This allows you to regulate the load on the nervous, cardiovascular, endocrine and other systems. Those who want to study fill out a special form in which they indicate the length of their arms and legs, the volumes of various parts of the body, and the thickness of the fat folds. Based on these data, a woman is recommended a set of exercises, their description, as well as a diet and training regimen.

In the meantime, the conclusion suggests itself: thanks to the ability to accurately dose the load, athletic gymnastics without and with apparatus At the moment, it is an accessible and effective training tool for representatives of various sports, a wide range of people of different ages, gender, and health status.