The Charity of Richard Whittington. A History of the Trust Administered by the Mercers' Company, 1424-1966.

Stern, Walter M.; Imray, Jean

doi:10.2307/2593780

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“…The mental and physical health ideas, which can be evaluated thanks to the quality of life that started after the industrial revolution, enabled the development of fitness. Modern sports centres were first opened in this period (Stern, 2011).…”

Section: After the Industrial Revolutionmentioning

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“…The economic crisis has affected sports, in particular fitness development. In spite of all these, fitness as a fashionable sport comes out in the 1920s (Stern, 2011). Contemporary fitness culture is largely established with the basic idea system developed in the context of bodybuilding (Andreasson & Johansson, 2014).…”

Section: S: a Period Of Recessionmentioning

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“…When we examine a very short historical period from the 1970s to the present, we see that there is a significant increase in the number of commercial fitness centres, private sports clubs, chain fitness centres, international sports magazines, professional trainers, etc. (Stern, 2011). After this period, an accelerated commercialization started in the fitness field.…”

Section: S: Commercialization Of the Bodymentioning

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The History and Evolution of Fitness

Sevilmis,

Özdemir,

García-Fernández

2023

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Mankind has always maintained the mentality of vitality since its existence. Fitness was used to survive through hunting and gathering required by living conditions in ancient times, the movement arising from competition during the cold war period was seen as a propaganda tool in certain periods, and today as a mass sport that prioritizes muscle, beauty and aesthetics used commercially. In the modern world, fitness, which is done with external appearance and aesthetic concerns, has a very old history. This article will highlight historical events and influential individuals who shaped the history of fitness, from primitive man to the founding of the modern fitness movement. For this reason, the history of fitness in the research; In societies, body culture, primitive people and fitness, before and after the industrial revolution, between certain years (1920-1990), were gathered under the titles of today's fitness. As a result, fitness, which developed as a result of physical culture in the 20th century, has a large market in the world. Desde su existencia, la humanidad siempre ha mantenido la mentalidad de vitalidad. En la antigüedad, las condiciones de vida exigían que el fitness se utilizara para sobrevivir a través de la caza y la recolección, durante la guerra fría se vio como una herramienta de propaganda, y hoy en día como un deporte de masas usado comercialmente que prioriza la musculatura, la belleza y la estética. En el mundo moderno, el fitness, que se realiza con fines estéticos, tiene una historia muy antigua. Este artículo muestra los acontecimientos históricos y las personas influyentes que dieron forma a la historia del fitness, desde el hombre primitivo hasta la fundación del movimiento moderno del fitness. Por esta razón, el trabajo se estructura en la cultura corporal en las sociedades, los pueblos primitivos la revolución agrícola y el fitness, antes y después de la revolución industrial (1920-1990), y el fitness actual. En definitiva, el fitness que se desarrolló como resultado de la cultura física en el siglo XX, tiene un gran mercado global.

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Section: After the Industrial Revolutionmentioning

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Section: S: a Period Of Recessionmentioning

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