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Ramazzini Abstract

The Evolution of Medical Views on Exercise

Bernardino Ramazzini
Ramazzini, Bernardino MD, De Morbis Articum or Diseases of Workers, trans. Wilmer Cave Wright, Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 1940.
Definition	Objective
	Movement of the body keeps the blood from being tainted & dislodges waste matter from the skin. The joints are strengthened by movement and running, not so the lungs Ramazzini, 283, 301.
Frequency	Type / Mode
Daily Ramazzini, 401.	Running, speaking, singing, hunting. Ramazzini, 295, 329, 471.
Duration	Time of Day	Intensity
		Moderate Ramazzini, 401.

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