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Artis gymnasticae apud antiquos celeberrimae, nostris temporibus ignoratae

by Girolamo Mercuriale, Giunta family, Heredi di Lucantonio Giunta

ExerciseEarly works to 1800GymnasticsPhysical education and training

First edition of the first text on the subject of exercise and health, and the first to demonstrate the effects of specific movements and exertion duration and intensity have on specific diseases.

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Book data: Open Library