Background of Physical Activity Quiz

PDF page 25: The benefits of physical activity and exercise are universally recognized and have been for far longer than one might think. Our Paleolithic ancestors regularly engaged in physical activity to survive. However, rather than chasing after a soccer ball to win a game or taking a stroll down a tree-lined path, they “worked out” by chasing after their next meal. For them, no exercise

PDF page 25: The benefits of physical activity and exercise are universally recognized and have been for far longer than one might think. Our Paleolithic ancestors regularly engaged in physical activity to survive. However, rather than chasing after a soccer ball to win a game or taking a stroll down a tree-lined path, they “worked out” by chasing after their next meal. For them, no exercise

PDF page 25: The benefits of physical activity and exercise are universally recognized and have been for far longer than one might think. Our Paleolithic ancestors regularly engaged in physical activity to survive. However, rather than chasing after a soccer ball to win a game or taking a stroll down a tree-lined path, they “worked out” by chasing after their next meal. For them, no exercise

PDF page 25: meant no food. How’s that for a health benefit?

PDF page 25: With the advent of sedentary agriculture some 10,000 years ago, survival-level peak performance was no longer necessary. Physical activity declined as our ancestors continued to devise more advanced food acquisition methods. It wasn’t until the fourth century BCE that the Greek physician Herodicus recognized the importance of being physically active outside of a hunter-gatherer society. He practiced gymnastic medicine, a branch of Greek medicine that relied on vigorous exercise as a treatment. During that same time, Hippocrates, often referred to as the Father of Modern Medicine, asserted, “If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the

PDF page 25: With the advent of sedentary agriculture some 10,000 years ago, survival-level peak performance was no longer necessary. Physical activity declined as our ancestors continued to devise more advanced food acquisition methods. It wasn’t until the fourth century BCE that the Greek physician Herodicus recognized the importance of being physically active outside of a hunter-gatherer society. He practiced gymnastic medicine, a branch of Greek medicine that relied on vigorous exercise as a treatment. During that same time, Hippocrates, often referred to as the Father of Modern Medicine, asserted, “If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the

PDF page 25: With the advent of sedentary agriculture some 10,000 years ago, survival-level peak performance was no longer necessary. Physical activity declined as our ancestors continued to devise more advanced food acquisition methods. It wasn’t until the fourth century BCE that the Greek physician Herodicus recognized the importance of being physically active outside of a hunter-gatherer society. He practiced gymnastic medicine, a branch of Greek medicine that relied on vigorous exercise as a treatment. During that same time, Hippocrates, often referred to as the Father of Modern Medicine, asserted, “If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the

PDF page 25: With the advent of sedentary agriculture some 10,000 years ago, survival-level peak performance was no longer necessary. Physical activity declined as our ancestors continued to devise more advanced food acquisition methods. It wasn’t until the fourth century BCE that the Greek physician Herodicus recognized the importance of being physically active outside of a hunter-gatherer society. He practiced gymnastic medicine, a branch of Greek medicine that relied on vigorous exercise as a treatment. During that same time, Hippocrates, often referred to as the Father of Modern Medicine, asserted, “If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the

PDF page 25: With the advent of sedentary agriculture some 10,000 years ago, survival-level peak performance was no longer necessary. Physical activity declined as our ancestors continued to devise more advanced food acquisition methods. It wasn’t until the fourth century BCE that the Greek physician Herodicus recognized the importance of being physically active outside of a hunter-gatherer society. He practiced gymnastic medicine, a branch of Greek medicine that relied on vigorous exercise as a treatment. During that same time, Hippocrates, often referred to as the Father of Modern Medicine, asserted, “If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the

PDF page 25: With the advent of sedentary agriculture some 10,000 years ago, survival-level peak performance was no longer necessary. Physical activity declined as our ancestors continued to devise more advanced food acquisition methods. It wasn’t until the fourth century BCE that the Greek physician Herodicus recognized the importance of being physically active outside of a hunter-gatherer society. He practiced gymnastic medicine, a branch of Greek medicine that relied on vigorous exercise as a treatment. During that same time, Hippocrates, often referred to as the Father of Modern Medicine, asserted, “If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the

PDF page 25: With the advent of sedentary agriculture some 10,000 years ago, survival-level peak performance was no longer necessary. Physical activity declined as our ancestors continued to devise more advanced food acquisition methods. It wasn’t until the fourth century BCE that the Greek physician Herodicus recognized the importance of being physically active outside of a hunter-gatherer society. He practiced gymnastic medicine, a branch of Greek medicine that relied on vigorous exercise as a treatment. During that same time, Hippocrates, often referred to as the Father of Modern Medicine, asserted, “If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the

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PDF page 25: Beyond the physical health benefits, there are affective benefits associated with group games and activities. Ancient Mayans organized the first team game called The Ball Game. It consisted of two teams trying to get a ball through a hoop mounted approximately 23 feet on a wall. The rules were to get the ball through the hoop using certain parts of the body. In some cases, the captain of the losing team gave himself as a human sacrifice to the winning team, an act that

PDF page 25: Beyond the physical health benefits, there are affective benefits associated with group games and activities. Ancient Mayans organized the first team game called The Ball Game. It consisted of two teams trying to get a ball through a hoop mounted approximately 23 feet on a wall. The rules were to get the ball through the hoop using certain parts of the body. In some cases, the captain of the losing team gave himself as a human sacrifice to the winning team, an act that