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History of Physical
Fitness in Asian
Culture
BY ASHLEY KOEPPEN
History of Physical Fitness in all
Cultures
 Fitness has been around for centuries.
 Way back in time, people didn’t look at exercising to just work out and get
physically in shape and fit, but was also looked as a way of life.
 Even though back then people didn’t have the appropriate machinery to
workout in, the majority were still in better shape than our time today
(artofmanliness.com).
 For this presentation, I will show how Asian culture handled physical fitness
and how that impacted on their culture and society.
Definition of
Physical
Fitness
 So what is physical
fitness exactly?
 According to healthy-
galaxy.com, physical
fitness is defined as the
state of general well
being, physically sound
and healthy, along with
mental stability.
The History China and
Physical Fitness
 In China (2500-250 B.C.), people urged others to engage in
developing structured routine of physical activity
(healthpsycology.com).
 Chinese people thought inactivity could lead to serious
illnesses such as organ malfunctions, but it can be avoided
with a little exercise.
 The beliefs with the growth of Kung Fu gymnastics
promoted a healthy body, along with sound and physical
condition.
 Kung Fu training programs involved movements and
expressions of animal fighting behaviors.
 Kung Fu also related to wrestling, badminton, archery, and
dancing.
Current Physical Fitness in China
 To promote physical fitness nationwide, the State Physical Culture
Administration promotes more people will engage in fitness activities as a
voluntary part of their daily routine under a Nationwide Physical Fitness
Program established in 1995 that aims to improve the health and overall
physical condition of the general population (china.org.cn).
 At least one sport a da, which includes hiking, swimming, skiing and other
winter sports, badminton, volleyball, gymnastics, Taijiquan (also known as
shadow boxing) and other forms of martial arts, and table tennis.
History of physical fitness in asian culture
Sources
 https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=wHNYmEgl&id=8CD70A69B
5CDB15D40D3E76897415834D120E5BD&q=kung+fu&simid=608041291727110643&sel
ectedIndex=4&ajaxhist=0
 https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=xH034Ly6&id=D9C5F283AE
DB6ABAE365B33FDA7E80C46E333771&q=physical+fitness&simid=60803170535833698
1&selectedIndex=1&ajaxhist=0
 https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=nQaam6ek&id=08DDB4311
4A7E55CDB12B66C1AAD9C55793B7328&q=quotes+about+exercising+in+china&simid
=607990362003014289&selectedindex=187&mode=overlay&first=1&thid=OIP.M9d069
a9ba7a47369267389ff1e2ee485o0
 china.org.cn/english/features/china2004/107193.htm
 http://www.artofmanliness.com/2014/09/24/the-history-of-physical-fitness/
 http://healthpsychology.org/fitness-a-historical-journey-in-time/

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History of physical fitness in asian culture

  • 1. History of Physical Fitness in Asian Culture BY ASHLEY KOEPPEN
  • 2. History of Physical Fitness in all Cultures  Fitness has been around for centuries.  Way back in time, people didn’t look at exercising to just work out and get physically in shape and fit, but was also looked as a way of life.  Even though back then people didn’t have the appropriate machinery to workout in, the majority were still in better shape than our time today (artofmanliness.com).  For this presentation, I will show how Asian culture handled physical fitness and how that impacted on their culture and society.
  • 3. Definition of Physical Fitness  So what is physical fitness exactly?  According to healthy- galaxy.com, physical fitness is defined as the state of general well being, physically sound and healthy, along with mental stability.
  • 4. The History China and Physical Fitness  In China (2500-250 B.C.), people urged others to engage in developing structured routine of physical activity (healthpsycology.com).  Chinese people thought inactivity could lead to serious illnesses such as organ malfunctions, but it can be avoided with a little exercise.  The beliefs with the growth of Kung Fu gymnastics promoted a healthy body, along with sound and physical condition.  Kung Fu training programs involved movements and expressions of animal fighting behaviors.  Kung Fu also related to wrestling, badminton, archery, and dancing.
  • 5. Current Physical Fitness in China  To promote physical fitness nationwide, the State Physical Culture Administration promotes more people will engage in fitness activities as a voluntary part of their daily routine under a Nationwide Physical Fitness Program established in 1995 that aims to improve the health and overall physical condition of the general population (china.org.cn).  At least one sport a da, which includes hiking, swimming, skiing and other winter sports, badminton, volleyball, gymnastics, Taijiquan (also known as shadow boxing) and other forms of martial arts, and table tennis.
  • 7. Sources  https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=wHNYmEgl&id=8CD70A69B 5CDB15D40D3E76897415834D120E5BD&q=kung+fu&simid=608041291727110643&sel ectedIndex=4&ajaxhist=0  https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=xH034Ly6&id=D9C5F283AE DB6ABAE365B33FDA7E80C46E333771&q=physical+fitness&simid=60803170535833698 1&selectedIndex=1&ajaxhist=0  https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=nQaam6ek&id=08DDB4311 4A7E55CDB12B66C1AAD9C55793B7328&q=quotes+about+exercising+in+china&simid =607990362003014289&selectedindex=187&mode=overlay&first=1&thid=OIP.M9d069 a9ba7a47369267389ff1e2ee485o0  china.org.cn/english/features/china2004/107193.htm  http://www.artofmanliness.com/2014/09/24/the-history-of-physical-fitness/  http://healthpsychology.org/fitness-a-historical-journey-in-time/