CALISTHENICS

Calisthenics (American English), callisthenics (British English), kælɪsˈθɛnɪks (Ancient Greek) is a form of strength training that utilizes an individual’s body weight as resistance to perform multi-joint, compound movements with little or no equipment, The practice was recorded as being used in ancient Greece, including by the armies of Alexander the Great and the Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae, Calisthenics was also recorded to have been used in ancient China. Along with dietary practices, Han dynasty physicians prescribed calisthenics as one of the methods for maintaining one’s health.