HISTORY 3S03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Calisthenics, Vice, Germ Theory Of Disease
2 Dec 2016
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Fit: episodes in the history of the body. Edward muybridge (strange spelling, but true) cinematographic studies of human locomotion, c 1880s. Fitness doesn"t have a single scientific definition. the pursuit of fitness isn"t merely a fad or personal obsession. Within the last century, the meaning of fitness to americans has changed, not once but again and again. Fitness is not a fact, but a vision of the body and its possibilities. Vital energy - late 19 century th fixed amount. Males - body fluids, bad habits, sexual release, sedentary brain work females - work, sex, menstruation and nursing; depleted by schoolwork. Late 19 th century sickness and death. Middle class women of english and european descent. Diseases like typhus, cholera, consumption agents of disease. Swedish movement technique (gymnastics) rhythmic gymnastics equipment created to mimic the movements of manual labour. Health and whole body development fitness - physical + mental scientific credibility - measurements, medical history.
