Exercise is medicine: a historical perspective

Current Sports Medicine Reports
Jack W Berryman

Abstract

Much of the early information about exercise and medicine appeared in the ancient, medieval, and Renaissance medical literature in the context of the "six things nonnatural." These were the things that were under everyone's own control, directly influenced health, and became the central part of the new "physical education" movement in the early 19 century in the United States. They were known then as the "Laws of Health." Until the early 1900s, "physical education" was dominated by physicians who specialized in health and exercise. However, physical education changed to a games and sports curriculum led by coaches who introduced competition and athletic achievement into the classroom. As that happened, physicians disappeared from the profession. Through the last half of the twentieth century, as exercise became more central to public health, the medical community began to view exercise as part of lifestyle, a concept embracing what was once called the "six things nonnatural."

References

May 18, 2007·JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association·I-Min Lee

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Feb 20, 2016·Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport·Charles B Corbin
Sep 29, 2011·Nutrition in Clinical Practice : Official Publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition·Jason Schaub, Mary Marian
Mar 23, 2018·Medical Humanities·Jennifer Jane Hardes
May 17, 2015·PM & R : the Journal of Injury, Function, and Rehabilitation·Richard Emery VervilleM Elizabeth Sandel
Sep 15, 2014·PM & R : the Journal of Injury, Function, and Rehabilitation·John F Ditunno, Richard E Verville
Apr 22, 2015·PM & R : the Journal of Injury, Function, and Rehabilitation·Bruce E Becker
Oct 7, 2014·Interface Focus·Marni N Silverman, Patricia A Deuster
Jul 4, 2019·Journal of Applied Physiology·Louis P Watanabe, Nicole C Riddle
Jul 22, 2014·Advances in Physiology Education·Charles M Tipton
Jan 31, 2020·The Journal of International Medical Research·George G A Pujalte, Jennifer R Maynard
May 13, 2020·Journal of Neurochemistry·Guilherme B de FreitasFernanda G De Felice
Sep 12, 2019·Scientific Reports·Yuri RassovskyRuth Feldman
Jul 5, 2016·Psychology of Well-being·Evangelos KarapanosJodi Forlizzi
Apr 6, 2016·International Review of Psychiatry·Ramajayam GovindarajB N Gangadhar
May 14, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Kim-Wai Raymond SumRui-Si Ma
Dec 5, 2018·Obesity Reviews : an Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·N M Byrne, A P Hills
Nov 28, 2018·BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation·Fred J DiMenna, Avigdor D Arad
Dec 29, 2018·JAMA Internal Medicine·Ryan R Kraemer, C Seth Landefeld
Mar 5, 2021·Advances in Physiology Education·Claudio Andre Barbosa de LiraMarcos Gonçalves de Santana
Aug 14, 2021·Cardiovascular Endocrinology & Metabolism·Fred J DiMenna, Avigdor D Arad
Aug 27, 2021·Reproduction, Fertility, and Development·Rodrigo L FurtadoValdevane R Araújo

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

Holistic Nursing Practice
Barbara J Speck
The Nursing Clinics of North America
F L Portnoy, L Dumas
Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences
Christopher Crenner
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved