balance beam

Women’s gymnastics apparatus made up of a long horizontal bar, on which the gymnast performs static and dynamic balance exercises.

beam

Rectangular wooden or steel bar; it is 16 ft long, 6 in wide, 4 ft above the floor and covered with a nonskid surface.

height adjustment

Crank for raising and lowering the uprights to adjust the beam’s height.

upright

Adjustable post supporting the beam.