When you hear "parallel bars," you might picture a specific exercise. But did you know this versatile piece of equipment has ...

Gymnasts use chalk, also known as magnesium carbonate, on high bar, parallel bars, uneven bars, and rings to reduce friction. They also use chalk on vault, beam, floor exercise and pommel horse to aid ...

In the early days of gymnastics, men and women actually started out practicing on the same equipment. "As late as the interwar era, women practiced parallel bars, rings, horizontal bar ...