Seeking the Gymnastics Ideology of J.P. Muller and the School of Mind-Body Exercise in Modern Europe

J.P. Muller gymnastics system is one of the main representatives of modern European mind-body exercise genre, Muller gymnastics have made a special contribution to the development of Danish gymnastics even the world gymnastics. Through using the literature research, logic induction, text analysis and other methods to retrospect the history of Mind-Body Exercise, The Research carried out a interpretation on Muller's gymnastics life and its thought. The study suggests that the Muller gymnastics system and the schools of the mind-body gymnastics is a new exploration and historical choice for European gymnastics movement in the era of the post-military gymnastics. By mean of mysticism, Muller gymnastics and the school of mind-body exercises gradually integrate with the Oriental traditional exercises which stress the importance of t cultivating the mind in the subsequent development. Moreover, the special cultural value of Muller gymnastics has some reference value and the significance, such as the promotion of cultural identity, the improvement of self control ability and cultivation of faith.