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- 2. ,became the director of the Hemingway Gymnasium at Harvard University in 1879. His goal was to improve function, not physique.
- 3. ,was a another student of Dr. Hanna who mentioned that physical training should be replaced with “science of physical activity.”
- 6. ,introduced physical education in public schools. He was the first person to offer teacher-training courses in physical education.
- 7. ,advanced several ideas about how physical education should be taught and the environment it should be taught in.
- 10. ,a student under Galileo. Borelli was the most important contributor to bio-mechanics of the loco motor system
- 13. ,developed gymnastic exercises and wrote influential books on the subject that were used by the military.
- 15. ,developed free exercises for both boys and girls and strongly advocated physical training in the schools and in the home.
- 16. ,compiled exercises with music that could be performed for adults and children.
- 17. ,supported the early Greek view that a strong body and mind were the key to optimal health.
- 19. ,expressed in his book The School and Society, that school should provide the kinds of experiences the child is expected to have in society to prepare them.
- 20. ,unified hundreds of French athletic clubs and created competitions. He went on to organize the first Olympic games in 1896 in Greece.
- 21. ,declared that the heart was a muscle and not just for emotion. He also distinguished the difference between tendons and muscles, as well as the concept of muscle contractions
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- 1. ,was the first American to advocate physical training in the schools in a published manuscript in 1749.
- 4. ,was a Swedish gymnast that brought Swedish gymnastics to the US in 1883. he emphasized precise execution of movement, drills, specific exercises, and posture-correcting movements.
- 5. ,he suggested kids from birth to 5 years old requires vigorous physical activity children who are 5-12 years old require games and sports
- 8. ,held strong views about the importance of exercise in preventing disease.
- 9. ,directed the first ever physical education program in 1885 at Oberlin College in Ohio.
- 11. ,was one of the first advocates for physical education, as its own program.
- 12. ,created the “New Physical Education” by getting schools to teach students physical skills in physical education.
- 14. ,was the first president of the AMA. She received her training for PT in England.
- 17. ,emphasized that play and physical activity were important in the proper development of children.
- 18. ,formulated his 3 laws of motion and formed the foundation for physics and bio-mechanics