Why do people who practice calisthenics not do gymnastics?

Calisthenics is a form a fitness activity. Gymnastics is an articulated discipline which includes calisthenics. Artistic Gymnastics, for example, includes lots of calisthenics but it's developed in complex exercises using several apparatuses. read more

Gymnastics is an articulated discipline which includes calisthenics. Artistic Gymnastics, for example, includes lots of calisthenics but it’s developed in complex exercises using several apparatuses. You may ask why people who practice calisthenics do not go beyond that and practice the full sport. Maybe they are not interested. read more

Dropping to a non elite level. I'm going to guess we are comparing Olympic level gymnasts to self taught calisthenics practitioners. Don't forget that for 99% of people who do calisthenics it's for exercise and function, they aren't elite level athletes who can literally spend their lives focusing on it. read more

People might mock them for technique or attitude or for whatever reason, but to have physiques like they do, not to mention how they motivate regular people to look into this style of training, they are doing something right. read more