... p. 25). He further stated: The uses of exercise, I think, are twofold, onefor the evacuation of the excrements, the otherfor the production of good condition of the firmparts of the body. For ... age of the individual, to the season of the year, to the changes in the winds, to the situation of the region in which the patient resides, and to the constitution of the year. (1953 reprint, ... gymnastic with the medical art, thereby prepar-ing the way for subsequent Greek study of the healthbenefits of physical activity.Although Hippocrates is generally known as the father of preventive...