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Health & Physical Activity Reference Database

Girolamo Mercuriale (1530-1606)
McIntosh, P.C., “Hieronymus Mercurialis ‘De Arte Gymnastica’: Classification and Dogma in Physical Education in the Sixteenth Century”, The British Journal of Sports History, 1:1 (May, 1984).
Definition	Objective
Vigorous voluntary movement of the human body with a change in the rate of breathing done either to protect health or to develop fitness. McIntosh, 77.	Exercise restores heat lost by excretion, induces sleep which is good for digestion. McIntosh, 79.
Frequency	Type / Mode

Duration	Time of Day	Intensity

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