Floor exercise is a branch of gymnastics that is quite popular in the world. Usually, the floor that is a gymnasium training place is 12 x 12 meters in size and most of the movements in floor exercises require mattresses as a tool that serves to reduce the risk of injury when doing movements that almost all come in contact with the floor.

Floor exercises can be done by men and women and many use movements such as rolling, jumping, rejecting with hands or feet, resting on the hands or feet, even inserting ballet elements in it. Floor gymnastics can be done outdoors even though it is more common in the room. Before starting the exercise, make sure you are in prime physical condition because there are many movements in the floor exercises that require the strength of the hands and feet while coordinating the muscles of the body and joints.

Lots of variations in floor gymnastics, from those with low difficulty levels, to those who need years of practice to master it. Therefore, not all movements on the floor are used as material for physical education at school and we will not discuss them all

The following are some of the movements in floor gymnastics that are usually taught in physical education at school along with the steps to do it.