"Home Gymnastics" is an illustrated guide to exercising and keeping fit at home. It contains practical explanations on why and how one should exercise, with instructions for different ways to exercise at home, callisthenics, and other forms of "rational physical exercise". If a gymnast works on skills in gymnastics class once or twice a week, they may not see the progress at a speed that satisfies them. Gymnasts can boost their rate of improvement by practicing gymnastics at home. By practicing at home, gymnasts can go to the next level without paying for more gym time or making more trips to get there and back