Welcome back to the history of fitness! Today we will be talking about the National Period in the United States (1776-1860). Fitness in the early days of the United States was very much influenced by European fitness culture. Immigrants from Germany and Sweden brought over many aspects of their own cultures, including German and Swedish...Read More
Welcome back to our series on the History of Fitness! This week we will discuss fitness in the American Colonial Period (1700-1776)! Colonial life was not easy. There were many hardships that immigrated Europeans faced, as the urban lifestyle they led in Euope was not yet established in North America. Because of this, physical fitness...Read More
Let’s talk about the history of fitness! Today we are discussing The National Period in Europe (1700-1850). Following the Renaissance, Europe saw many cultural changes. However, one thing that didn’t change was the understanding of the importance of fitness! There were many emerging nations in Europe at this time, many of them with intense feelings...Read More
Welcome back to the history of fitness throughout the ages! Today we will explore fitness during the Renaissance (1400-1600 AD). The Renaissance is perhaps most famous for prolific artists and philosophers, such as Leonardo da Vinci, William Shakespeare, and Rene Descartes. However, did you know that this time period is also famous for a renewed...Read More
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! The word “luck” gets thrown around a lot on this holiday, and it does appear that some people are more lucky than others. There is no doubt that lucky things do happen to us sometimes, but the people who appear the most lucky? From the outside they might appear to just...Read More
Welcome back to another installment of our deep-dive into the history of physical fitness! Last time we discussed yoga and its rising popularity in India as well as the Western World. Today we are going to look at the Near East from 4000-250 BC! Unlike with the history of China and India, which brought us...Read More
The history of fitness is important to how we fitness today! Last time we talked about how Kung Fu came about in the time of Confucius in China, but did you know that in the same historical period there was another practice we use today being adopted not in China, but in India? During the...Read More
