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
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 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/