Representatives of medical science, honored sports veterans and journalists, united in the name of creating this book, talk about the healing power of physical education, give practical recommendations. A significant part of the collection is devoted to gymnastics. It has a wonderful effect on the still not strengthened body of the child and returns youth to an elderly person; reduces fatigue in people of mental and physical labor, helps to strengthen a weakened heart, makes it possible to successfully fight obesity, preserve the beauty of the body. The authors talk about all this in detail in their essays and articles. 2nd edition, supplemented.