Men's Artistic Gymnastics requires all round fitness through: strength, mobility, endurance, flexibility, body control and co-ordination. Routines are performed on six pieces of apparatus: floor, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars and high bar.

The first British Championships was organised in 1896 and the first British Champion ever was H. L. Cain from “Orion” Gym Club. An Olympic discipline; GB has won two medals: Individual Silver won by Walter Tysall in 1908 (London) and Team Bronze medal in 1912 (Stockholm).