Sunday, January 30, 2011
P.E. in Ancient Greece
One influence on P.E. was the civilization of Ancient Greece. (338 B.C.) Athens placed high value on physical activity. Sports, exercise, and fitness as integral to education and life. The Greek stressed the unity of the mind and body and soul. Males physical activities were wrestling, running, and jumping. Development of the body was valued, and the Greeks engaged in training to develop their physiques. In honer of the Gods, Greeks held festivals, where sporting events gave Greek men the opportunity to demostrate the beauty of their physique as well as their athlectic abilities. The main festival was the Olympic Games. This was held every 4 years and featured music, feasting, and contest. I got this in formation from the book called P.E. Exercise Science And Sport by Deborah A. West and Charles A. Bucher
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Great post Price. P.E is very important and needs to continue to be taught in school especially with the state of obesity in our country today. Kids need to start on a health life style early. But what else I thought was really interesting was the mention of the Olympic Games. The original games must have been quite a site as the legend and lore of them actually caused our whole world to bring them back again in the modern Olympiad. These game have a special meaning to societies and populations around the globe. It lets us wear our nationalistic pride out on our sleve. We care about sorts and events we would never follow on a more consistent basis. The feeling of brotherhood and nationalism can mean a lot to some people.
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