About calisthenics

Development

Your child's participation in calisthenics will help them to develop:

• self-discipline
• teamwork
• commitment
• responsibility
• self-esteem
• lasting friendships.

The different disciplines can help to establish:

• general fitness
• sensory development and integration
• directionality
• memory
• musical appreciation
• rhythm
• fundamental motor skills
• social awareness.

As a sport, calisthenics improves:

• co-ordination
• mobility
• balance
• strength
• grace
• flexibility
• deportment.

As an art, it encourages an appreciation of:

• music
• rhythm
• the celebration of movement
• the excitement of performing on stage.