Medieval keep fit

Name: Medieval keep fit
Uploaded: 2024-07-16T15:13:42.093Z
Duration: 30 min 32 s
Description: You might think that people in the Middle Ages did not exercise for fun. But that's not so, according to Professor Carole Rawcliffe of the University of East Anglia. She has studied medieval fitness guides and concluded that lots of people, certainly in religious institutions and the higher echelons of society, were in fact very interested in exercising. Carole explains why to David Musgrove.

Keep fit was a surprisingly big deal in the Middle Ages. Professor Carole Rawcliffe explains who was exercising, and why

Dr David Musgrove, FSA

Published: July 16, 2024 at 4:49 PM

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You might think that people in the Middle Ages did not exercise for fun. But that's not so, according to Professor Carole Rawcliffe of the University of East Anglia. She has studied medieval fitness guides and concluded that lots of people, certainly in religious institutions and the higher echelons of society, were in fact very interested in exercising. Carole explains why to David Musgrove.

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Dr David Musgrove, FSAContent director

David Musgrove is the content director at HistoryExtra

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