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Medical gymnastics: Focus on health, The renaissance lasted prevention, recovery from the 15th to the...

Medical gymnastics: Focus on health, The renaissance lasted prevention, recovery from the 15th to the 18th century. During this time there was a Therapeutic: For injury cultural and intellectual recovery, balance. rebirth and physical education began to be Types of exercises seen as an important Preventive: Daily part of human routines to maintain development. health. Father of physical education, founded Vittorino da Feltre Casa Giocosa, Recreational: Play for integrated Greek enjoyment (ball games, sports. dance). Wrote about physical Golf comes from education Scotland started in the He said exercises could 15th century and Maffeo Vegio help children stay became popular by the healthy and prevent late 1500s. depression. Golf Originally banned by Scottish kings grew in popularity after 1502 Wrote the first book on and spread to other gymnastics in 1569. Sport and PA Renaissance Context parts of Britain. He believed exercise Hieronymus mercurialis was important for health and divided it Fencing became into types: military, important in Europe athletic, and medical during the Renaissance especially in Spain, Italy, and France. fencing An acrobat who worked With the invention of in European courts. gunpowder fencing Wrote a book on shifted from combat to Archange tuccaro acrobatics, showing a sport. that exercises like somersaults helped the body stay healthy. similar to football and rugby, first played in Florence in 1530. Wrote books that played with 27 players suggested physical on each team, using education should be florentine calcio hands and feet to score Key sports part of schooling. Francois rabelais goals. The game is He recommended known for high level of activities like horseback physical contact and riding, archery, and few rules. swimming. Horseback riding Wrote that physical Key figures became an important activity was important sport in Italy during the for balancing the body Renaissance with the Michel de montaigne and mind. first equestrian He recommended academy founded by Equestrianism exercises like running, Federico Grisone. wrestling, and dancing The focus shifted from using horses for war to using them for a form Was the first English of technical riding writer to talk about physical education for young people. Thomas elyot A horse race in Siena Recommended that dates back to activities like fencing medieval times. and dancing to stay Held twice a year, it’s a healthy wild race around the Palio di sienna Piazza del Campo, where riders race A teacher who believed bareback and collisions exercise should be are common. based on natural development. Richard mulcaster He classified exercises by where they are done, why they are done, and the effects they have on the body. Founded the Jesuit schools and believed in balancing physical and Saint ignacius of loyola spiritual exercise. Encouraged students to rest and take part in physical activities. Believed in the importance of physical exercises for children. Juan luis vives Wrote about games and activities as ways to teach and stay healthy.