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Panathenaic way to fitness

Chaline, Eric

History today, 2015-02, Vol.65 (2), p.3-4

London: History Today Ltd

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  • Título:
    Panathenaic way to fitness
  • Autor: Chaline, Eric
  • Assuntos: Civilization, Greek ; Exercise ; Greek language ; Gymnasiums ; Health clubs ; History ; Males ; Secondary education ; Social aspects ; Sports training
  • É parte de: History today, 2015-02, Vol.65 (2), p.3-4
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  • Descrição: Chaline talks about the ancient gymnasion. Like today's gym members, freeborn Athenian men and boys went to the city's public gymnasia to perform aesthetic training, that is, exercises that enabled them to achieve or maintain the bodily ideal that was visibly glorified in the city's public art. And for good reason: male nudity was no mere artistic convention in classical Athens, as it would be in neoclassical London, Paris or Berlin. It was obligatory during local and Pan-Hellenic competitions, such as the Panathenaic and Olympic Games and while training at the gymnasium. It was a common sight, too, during religious festivals. Training for sporting competition (which would now be classed as complementary or assistance exercise) and for the narcissistic pursuit of the body beautiful (aesthetic training) are two functions shared by the ancient and modern institutions. Therapeutic training could also be added because the ancient Greeks, too, understood the value of exercise in maintaining health and curing disease.
  • Editor: London: History Today Ltd
  • Idioma: Inglês
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