"De Arte Gymnastica" (English)

Japanese: 《De Arte Gymnastica》(英語表記)DeArteGymnastica
"De Arte Gymnastica" (English)

…Hippocrates considered walking, running, horse riding, wrestling, and gymnastics to be extremely important in maintaining health and treating illnesses. This idea has been passed down to Western medicine, and the 16th century book De Arte Gymnastica by G. Mercuriale describes the principles of medical gymnastics as follows: (1) exercise should maintain health, (2) exercise should not disturb the balance of blood and body fluids, (3) exercise should be appropriate for each part of the body, (4) healthy people should exercise regularly, (5) sick people should avoid exercise that may worsen their condition, (6) people in the convalescent stage should be prescribed exercises according to their individual conditions, and (7) people who live a sedentary lifestyle need exercise first and foremost. This idea is still valid to a large extent today. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "De Arte Gymnastica" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…ヒッポクラテスは散歩,走行,乗馬,相撲,体操などを健康の保持や疾病の治療にきわめて重要なものとしている。このような考え方は西欧医学にも連綿としてうけつがれており,16世紀にメルクリアーレG.Mercurialeによって書かれた《体操書De Arte Gymnastica》には,医療体操の原則について,(1)運動は健康を保持すべきものであること,(2)運動は血液・体液の調和を乱さぬこと,(3)運動は身体各部に適切であること,(4)健康な人は規則正しく運動すること,(5)病気の人は病状を悪化させるおそれのある運動をさけること,(6)回復期の人には個々の状態に応じた運動を処方すること,(7)座りきりの生活をしている人は,第一に運動が必要なこと,などが記されている。この考え方は,現代にも大部分通用するものと思われる。…

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