The developing understanding of Human Health and Fitness: 6. The Enlightenment.

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  • Roy J. Shephard Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, University of Toronto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14288/hfjc.v6i1.134

Keywords:

Age of Reason, Circulation, Lifestyle, Medical History, Medical Schools, Muscle, Physical Activity, Physical Education, Public Health, Quackery, Respiration, Sedentary Behaviour, Sport

Abstract

This segment in an on-going review of our developing understanding of health and fitness discusses some important milestones of the English Restoration and the French Enlightenment. This was a period marked by growth in the prestige of health science centres in Leiden, London, and Edinburgh, and the appearance

Author Biography

Roy J. Shephard, Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, University of Toronto

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, University of Toronto

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Published

2013-01-30

How to Cite

Shephard, R. J. (2013). The developing understanding of Human Health and Fitness: 6. The Enlightenment. The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, 6(1), 82–118. https://doi.org/10.14288/hfjc.v6i1.134

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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES

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