Published: Jan. 20, 2022, 1:10 p.m.
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Acclaimed writer and photographer Bill Hayes chats with Trey Elling about SWEAT: A HISTORY OF EXERCISE. Questions include:
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\\n - When did the word \'exercise\' come to be? (2:03)
\\n - The ancient Greeks literally collected the sweat of their best athletes. How did they do so, and what did they use the perspiration for? (7:54)
\\n - Why was the book DE ARTE GYMNASTICA, originally written in the 1500s, the centerpiece of the story Bill told in SWEAT? (10:43)
\\n - Why did GYMNASTICA not consider sports to be exercise? (17:17)
\\n - What caused humans to evolve to sweat emotionally, as well as thermally? (20:58)
\\n - How did GYMNASTICA justify \'laughter\' as exercise? (29:19)
\\n - What contribution did Harriet Beecher Stowe\'s sister make to exercise in the mid-1800s? (35:54)
\\n - When did yoga come to be, and at what point did it shed mysticism in focusing on the physical body as a way to reach enlightenment? (42:44)
\\n - Why are the 1970s so crucial for modern exercise? (49:00)
\\n - How did Jane Fonda end up providing praise for SWEAT that ended up on the back cover? (50:20)
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