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    Calisthenics are bodyweight exercises that use one's own body and inertia to develop strength and physique. They consist of gross motor movements like lunges, jumping jacks, squats, sit-ups, crunches, push-ups, and pull-ups. These exercises improve muscular and aerobic conditioning as well as balance, agility, and coordination without equipment.

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    Calistenia 1

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    Calisthenics are bodyweight exercises that use one's own body and inertia to develop strength and physique. They consist of gross motor movements like lunges, jumping jacks, squats, sit-ups, crunches, push-ups, and pull-ups. These exercises improve muscular and aerobic conditioning as well as balance, agility, and coordination without equipment.

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    Presentacion en Ingles sobre la Calistenia para el CVA.

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    Calisthenics are bodyweight exercises that use one's own body and inertia to develop strength and physique. They consist of gross motor movements like lunges, jumping jacks, squats, sit-ups, crunches, push-ups, and pull-ups. These exercises improve muscular and aerobic conditioning as well as balance, agility, and coordination without equipment.

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    Calistenia 1

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    Calisthenics are bodyweight exercises that use one's own body and inertia to develop strength and physique. They consist of gross motor movements like lunges, jumping jacks, squats, sit-ups, crunches, push-ups, and pull-ups. These exercises improve muscular and aerobic conditioning as well as balance, agility, and coordination without equipment.

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     The word calisthenics comes from the ancient

    Greek words kálos (κάλλος), which means


    "beauty", and sthénos (σθένος), meaning
    "strength". It is the art of using one's body weight
    and qualities of inertia as a means to develop one's
    physique
     Calisthenics are exercises consisting of a variety
    of gross motor movements; often rhythmical and
    generally without equipment or apparatus. They
    are, in essence, body-weight training.
     Muscular and aerobic
    condition.

     Improve psychomotor skills.

     Balance, agility
    coordination.
    Lunges Performed by bringing one leg forward and almost kneeling on the back leg.
    Once the front leg creates a perfect 90 degree angle, stand up and alternate legs, keeping
    the back straight and chest out.

    Jumping Jacks Performed by jumping to a position with the legs spread wide and the
    hands touching overhead and then returning to a position with the feet together and the
    arms at the sides. Sometimes known as jumping jacks and stride jumps or side-straddle
    hops in the US military.

    Squat Jumps Performed by entering a squatting position, then using


    a plyometric jumping movement to jump as high as possible.

    Sit Ups Performed by lying down with the back on the floor, knees bent, and bottoms of
    feet against the floor. The shoulders are then lifted off the floor by tightening abdominal
    muscles and bringing the chest closer to the knees. The final movement is to lower the
    back to the floor with a smooth movement. This trains the abdominal muscles.
    Crunches Like the sit-up, except instead of bringing the whole torso area closer to the
    knees, only a concentrated but shorter movement of the abdominals is performed. Shoulder
    blades are lifted off the floor, and abdominals tightened.

    Push-Ups Performed face down on the floor, palms against floor under the shoulders, toes
    curled upwards against the floor. The arms are used to lift the body while maintaining a
    straight line from head to heel. The arms of the subject should go from fully extended in
    the high position to nearly fully flexed in the low position, while the subject makes sure to
    avoid resting on the floor. Resting is only done in the high position of the exercise. Chest,
    shoulders, and triceps are trained with this exercise. By furthering the range of motion,
    what is often called a push up +, by pushing the shoulders downwards at the top the
    serratus anterior comes further into play.

    Pull-Ups An overhead bar (sometimes called a chin-up bar) is grasped using a shoulder-
    width grip. The subject lifts their body up, chin level with the bar, and keeping the back
    straight throughout. The bar remains in front of the subject at all times. The subject then
    slowly returns to starting position in a slow controlled manner. This primarily trains
    the lats or upper back muscles, as well as the forearms. An underhand grip variation
    or chin-up trains both the back and biceps.

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