Title: Gymnastics for Youth: or a Practical Guide to Healthful and Amusing Exercises for the Use of Schools. an Essay Toward the Necessary Improvement of Education, Chiefly as it Relates to the Body
Publisher: HardPress Ltd
Publication Date: 2021
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0461647249
ISBN 13: 9780461647242
Binding: Paperback / softback
Condition: New
Weight: 526 grams

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Gymnastics For Youth: Or A Practical Guide To Healthful And Amusing Exercises For The Use Of Schools. An Essay Toward The Necessary Improvement Of Education, Chiefly As It Relates To The Body by Johann Christoph Friedrich Guts Muths. This work, first presented in the late 18th–early 19th century, argues that physical development is essential to education and the formation of character. The text contrasts a natural, open-air upbringing with the refined, often sedentary life of urban schooling, contending that strength of body supports strength of mind, courage, perseverance, and moral virtue. Structured in two parts, it surveys the failures of traditional schooling to cultivate bodily faculties and then prescribes a comprehensive program of corporeal exercises. Part I surveys the causes and consequences of bodily neglect and critiques excesses of fashionable education; Part II details specific exercises—leaping, running, wrestling, climbing, balancing, lifting, swimming, dancing, and more—offering practical guidance on ground layout, equipment, progression, and safety. It advocates outdoor training, simple dress, cold bathing, and a holistic approach linking body and mind. The book is directed at schools, teachers, parents, and policymakers, urging the revival of public physical education as foundational to a robust citizenship.

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