论体操的功能衍变与发展趋势

On functional evolvement and developing trend of gymnastics

从体操运动的起源、形成和发展论述了体操的功能衍变过程。认为军事训练、教育手段和社会健身是体操的三大主要功能,并对各功能的衍变过程进行了论述。提出了体操在当前以及今后一个时期的主要发展趋势:军事训练功能退化,教育功能在弱化,社会健身功能在中国当今全面建设小康社会中将发挥主要作用。并对如何发挥其社会健身功能提出了建议。

The process of gymnastics function evolvement was discussed from the origin,formation and (development) of gymnastics. Three main functions of gymnastics were military training,teaching method,and social body-building. The process of each function evolvement was discussed. It was held that the main developing trend of gymnastics at present and in the future were: the military training would degenerate,function of teaching would be weakened,the social function of body-building would play an important part in an all round way in constructing a well-off society in China. And a suggestion was made on how to exert its function of social body-building.