西方中世纪至文艺复兴期间的体育锻炼活动研究

Physical Exercises During Period of Middle Ages to Renaissance

中世纪对肉体的诅咒的同时,却产生了吻合当时时代主流的封建"骑士"制度。骑士教育无疑就是封建制度下变相的军事教育,而军事训练是骑士教育的中心内容。文艺复兴才致使体育锻炼活动被重新视为人类自我发展的重要组成部分,但此时的体育锻炼转化成为健康促进和疾病预防、康复医疗等的方法手段。不同时期的体育锻炼理论与方法与同时期的科学背景息息相关,与西方医学科学的联姻是体育锻炼方法步入现代化进程的重要转折点。

The curse of flesh in the Middle Ages brought forth a feudal“chivalry”system that matched the mainstream of that time.Chivalry education was undoubtedly a military education under the feudal system and military training was the central content of chivalry education.Later on,the Renaissance made physical exercise an important part of human self-development.Meanwhile,physical training was transformed into a means for health promotion,medical prevention and rehabilitation.The theory and method of physical training were closely related to the scientific background.Its integration with western medical science is an important for its modernization.