Gymnastics, Sport, and Society: Reversing Body Techniques and their Consequence for Health and Development

Celestin Mvutsebanka, Sylvie Hatungimana and Salvator Nahimana
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Celestin Mvutsebanka: Member of the University Research Laboratory in Physical and Sports Activities for Social Development and Health (LURADS).
Sylvie Hatungimana: Member of the University Research Laboratory in Physical and Sports Activities for Social Development and Health (LURADS).
Salvator Nahimana: Member of the University Research Laboratory in Physical and Sports Activities for Social Development and Health (LURADS).

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2025, vol. 9, issue 8, 870-874

Abstract: This theoretical paper analyses the evolution of physical activity from natural bodily techniques to modern sport within industrial societies, focusing on the reversal of body uses and its implications for health and development. Drawing from historical, sociological, and anthropological perspectives, it highlights the duality of work and leisure underlying gymnastic and sporting practices and interrogates their integration in traditional societies like Burundi. The paper concludes that bodily techniques’ inversion requires a balanced, contextualized approach for sustainable development.

Date: 2025
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