Historical Aspects

1. Ancient Greece: Claudius Galen

    A.D. 130-200

        A. Studied the relationship between health and exercise

        B. Determined what types of exercise would impart physical changes.

2. Renaissance: Hieronymous Mercurialis (1530-1606)

        A. Rebirth of Greek ideals

        B. Published De Arte Gymnastica

        C. Preventive and therapeutic exercises

3. 19th Centruy Physical Education Programs in the United States

        A. Dr. Edward Hitchcock (1828-1911)

        B. Anthropometrics

4. Dr. Dudley A. Sargent (1849-1924)

5. 20th Century Developments

For On Line source see http://www.pittschools.org/aes/hist/history.html