The Latin expression "Mens sana in corpora sano" ("A sound mind in a sound body") dates back to ancient times but physical education has not always been viewed as important and attitudes towards it have changed many times in the history of human civilization. For example, in ancient Greece training of the body was considered equally as important as training of the mind; however, after the fall of ancient civilizations physical activity for a long …showed first 75 words of 1070 total…

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