The Simple Guide to Getting into Shape: Introduction to Fitness

January 5, 2010

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Before the industrial revolution, fitness was defined simply by how well you could perform your tasks of labor. It was purely functional. It was efficient, and it was necessary.
If you did not have the cardiovascular stamina to survive long hours of work, or if you lacked the muscular strength to carry heavy weight, then it was safe to say that you were going to have a very, very difficult time working manual labor.
In those days, it was even considered good to be heavy and out of shape, since someone who wasn’t in shape clearly wasn’t doing manual labor, and thus, was rich.
After the industrial revolution, all of this changed. Outside of a few jobs that are still around […]

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January 31, 2010 at 3:19 am

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