DAY 108.1 | Push-Ups & Pull-Ups
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Mens sana in corpore sano
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The physical education (PE) course is commonly perceived as a simple choice among the elective courses in modern high schools.
However, during the 1950s and 60s, La Sierra High School in California had an incredibly challenging program in this regard.
The La Sierra System was developed in a period when Americans were progressively leading inactive lifestyles, and there were apprehensions regarding military preparedness and managing the difficulties of peace. (Source: End Back Pain, Instagram)
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Training high school boys to be made physically fit bullet sponges in the Viet Nam war.
ReplyDeleteYoung lives to be snuffed out by the military industrial complex of America while the sons of the government and corporate elites were shielded from that war.
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That argument echoes elements of Nazi ideology. I disagree with this direction of thought, which I perceive as irrelevant and alarmist. The hygienist ideology of the 30s-40s (US, Sweden, Germany) is fundamentally different from the healthy concept illustrated by the Latin motto in my post. Promoting sports for children and teenagers is beneficial for their health and social development. The same applies to scouting (Scouts movement).
DeleteWhile some regimes admittedly prioritized war, promoting youth sports can indicate a nation's genuine care for its future generation, fostering health and social connection. Bear in mind that historically sports were limited to the privileged. Many children, teens endured hard labor, like mining, as their only physical activity.