# Gyrotonic

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'''Gyrotonic,''' also known as the Gyrotonic Expansion System, is a system of exercise that was developed by Juliu Horvath in the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bell |first=Lee |title=Fitness Tech: What Is Gyrotonic? How It Works And Why You Should Do It |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/leebelltech/2019/02/26/fitness-tech-what-is-gyrotonic-how-it-works-and-why-you-should-do-it/ |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Seo |first1=Hye-Ran |last2=Kim |first2=Tae-Ho |date=2019-02-25 |title=The effects of Gyrotonic expansion system exercise and trunk stability exercise on muscle activity and lumbar stability for the subjects with chronic low back pain |journal=Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation |volume=15 |issue=1 |pages=129–133 |doi=10.12965/jer.1836512.256 |issn=2288-176X |pmc=6416514 |pmid=30899748}}</ref>  It is centered around enhancing [spinal](/source/Vertebral_column) movement in three dimensions.<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal |last1=Seo |first1=Hye-Ran |last2=Kim |first2=Tae-Ho |last3=Seo |first3=Hye-Ran |last4=Kim |first4=Tae-Ho |date=25 February 2019 |title=The effects of Gyrotonic expansion system exercise and trunk stability exercise on muscle activity and lumbar stability for the subjects with chronic low back pain |url=http://e-jer.org/journal/view.php?number=2013600654 |journal=Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation |language=English |volume=15 |issue=1 |pages=129–133 |doi=10.12965/jer.1836512.256 |pmid=30899748 |pmc=6416514 |issn=2288-176X}}</ref> The system consists of two complementary exercise methods - the Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis Methods.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Rosalind Gray |orig-date=September30, 2005 |date=20 July 2009  |title=The Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis System: A Primer |url=https://www.ideafit.com/personal-training/gyrotonic-gyrokinesis-exercise/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=IDEA Health & Fitness Association |language=en-US}}</ref>

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== History ==
The Gyrokinesis and Gyrotonic methods of exercise were developed by Juliu Horvath.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Gyrotronic and Gyrokinesis Methods |url=https://www.gyrotonic.com/about/ |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=gyrotonic.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Gyrotonic: The Most Intelligent Workout You've Never Heard Of |url=https://chicagohealthonline.com/gyrotonic-the-most-intelligent-workout-youve-never-heard-of/ |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=Chicago Health Magazine|date=14 July 2019 }}</ref> 

In New York City in the early 1980s, Horvath started sharing his exercise technique at Steps dance studio on Broadway, and in Central Park. First calling it the Julio Horvath Method, he later chose a combination of the Greek words for "circling" (Gyro) and "stretch" (Tonic).<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Ann |date=November 2003 |title=Circling In On Gyrotonic |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Circling+in+on+Gyrotonic%5BR%5D%3A+it%27s+tempting+to+compare+the...-a0110266509}}</ref>

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