%0 Journal Article %T ¡°Quiero que la gimn¨¢stica tome bastante incremento¡±: los or¨ªgenes de la gimnasia como actividad f¨ªsica en Costa Rica (1855-1949) %A D¨ªaz Bola£¿os %A Ronald E. %J Di¨¢logos Revista Electr¨®nica de Historia %D 2011 %I Universidad de Costa Rica %X the article analyzes the historical processes leading to the development of gymnastics in costa rica as physical activity since the mid-nineteenth century until the 1940¡¯s. the research points out the role of gymnastics in the curriculum of secondary schools and the creation of private groups that %K sport %K gymnastic %K physical. %U http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1409-469X2011000100001&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en