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How is aerobic gymnastics different from artistic gymnastics?

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Simone Biles of Team United States performs a flip above the balance beam during the Women's Balance Beam Final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. — gymnastics Simone Biles performing on the balance beam at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (delayed until 2021). She won a bronze medal in the event.

Aerobic gymnastics (formerly known as sports aerobics) and artistic gymnastics are distinct disciplines sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale Gymnastique (FIG).

Aerobic Gymnastics
This discipline focuses on high-intensity routines typically lasting less than two minutes. Competitions feature individual men, individual women, mixed pairs, and trios. Unlike artistic gymnastics, it does not currently hold Olympic status.1

Artistic Gymnastics
This is a highly technical discipline that emphasizes athletic strength, agility, and precision. It is a long-standing Olympic sport where athletes perform on specific apparatuses, such as the vault, balance beam, rings, and various bars. Scoring is based on a combination of movement difficulty and execution.23

While artistic gymnastics relies on specialized equipment to showcase strength and balance, aerobic gymnastics is rooted in aerobic exercise training and is structured around choreographed, high-energy routines.31