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The Evolution of Medical Views on Exercise

William Dewitt Hyde

Hyde, William Dewitt, “A Rational System of Physical Training”, Forum, (June, 1891), 446-452.

Definition Objective

Exercise exercises every muscle of the body, expands the lungs, quickens the circulation and stimulates perspiration.

Hyde, 449.

Frequency Type / Mode 

Club swinging, wrestling, boxing, fencing

Hyde, 448-9.

Duration Time of Day  Intensity

 

 

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