Chris Caldwell | Caldwell, Charles MD, Thoughts on Physical Education: being a Discourse delivered to a convention of Teachers in Lexington, KY. on the 6th and 7th of Nov. 1833, Boston: Marsh, Capen & Lyon, 1834. | | Definition | Objective |
| Strengthens the stomach, a well-directed exercise invigorates and improves every form of living matter, physical education not just for prevention of disease but also raising man to the summit of his nature. Physical education of the brain strengthens the moral and intellectual organs, by exciting them to action, each in a manner corresponding to its nature, and to weaken comparatively the animal organs, by restraining their action. Treatment of dyspepsia. Caldwell, 36, 56, 82, 85, 99. | | Frequency | Type / Mode | | | Crying, singing, walking & horseback riding are good exercises for females, Carriage-riding, gymnastics, football, handball, swimming, fencing, dancing, swinging by the arms, dumb-bells. Caldwell, 39, 60, 62-5. | | Duration | Time of Day | Intensity | | | | Not very severe, should not induce fatigue. Caldwell, 63. | |