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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.

Illustration of a long-haired man in historical clothing carrying a book on a tree-lined path.
  • Fitness History

Sound Mind in a Sound Body: Locke’s Words in Context

  • October 13, 2026
  • 1 min
Historical-style illustration of two wrestlers gripping cloth belts, with spectators and a mural in the background.
  • Fitness History

Ssireum Wrestling: Satba Grips, Rules and How to Watch

  • October 12, 2026
  • 8 mins
Huangdi Neijing, featured image for The Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic on Overwork, Rest, and the Seasons.
  • Fitness History

Huangdi Neijing: Reading Its Rest and Seasons Passages

  • October 11, 2026
  • 7 mins
Cu Chulainn (legend, Ulster Cycle), featured image for Cú Chulainn's Training Under Scáthach: The Case for a Coach.
  • Fitness History

Who Trained Cú Chulainn? Scáthach and the Source Texts

  • October 11, 2026
  • 8 mins
Editorial illustration of an older man in a patterned robe reading beside an open window.
  • Fitness History

Benjamin Franklin’s Morning Air Bath: What He Wrote and What Holds Up

  • October 11, 2026
  • 2 mins
Editorial illustration imagining Francis Bacon reading outdoors in early modern England; not a historical photograph.
  • Fitness History

Francis Bacon on Exercise: His Health Advice in Context

  • October 8, 2026
  • 8 mins
Illustration of a robed person walking in an ancient Greek setting.
  • Fitness History

Best Time to Walk? Morning, Meals, and Hippocratic Advice

  • October 7, 2026
  • 7 mins
Editorial illustration of Choctaw stickball players holding traditional sticks; not a historical photograph or depiction of a documented match.
  • Fitness History

Choctaw Stickball: How the Living Game Works

  • October 6, 2026
  • 5 mins
Michael Phelps, featured image for Michael Phelps's No Days Off Streak: What It Built and What It Risks.
  • Fitness History

Michael Phelps’s No Days Off Streak: What It Built and What It Risks

  • October 6, 2026
  • 8 mins
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