Category Fitness History
The people, books, and ideas that shaped how we train, from ancient wrestlers to modern athletes, and what the research says about their methods today.
Cú Chulainn’s Training Under Scáthach: The Case for a Coach
Benjamin Franklin’s Morning Air Bath: What He Wrote and What Holds Up
Francis Bacon’s Health Advice: Rather Exercise Than Sitting
The Hippocratic Walks: Ancient Greek Advice on Daily Walking
Choctaw Stickball, the “Little Brother of War,” and Sport Over Conflict
Michael Phelps’s No Days Off Streak: What It Built and What It Risks
William Blaikie Argued Women Should Train for Strength
