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    This document summarizes the contributions of four philosophers to the field of physical education: - Johann Bernhard Basedow was the first to recognize the importance of exercise and required a specific uniform for his students to allow unrestricted movement. - Charles Beck was influenced by Jahn and was the first official physical education teacher in America, teaching German gymnastics. - Diocletian Lewis did more than any other individual to promote physical education, creating exercises for different populations and opening the first physical education institute in Boston. - Dudley Allen Sargent invented over 80 exercise machines using pulleys and weights and contributed to anthropometric measurements in physical education.

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    This document summarizes the contributions of four philosophers to the field of physical education: - Johann Bernhard Basedow was the first to recognize the importance of exercise and required a specific uniform for his students to allow unrestricted movement. - Charles Beck was influenced by Jahn and was the first official physical education teacher in America, teaching German gymnastics. - Diocletian Lewis did more than any other individual to promote physical education, creating exercises for different populations and opening the first physical education institute in Boston. - Dudley Allen Sargent invented over 80 exercise machines using pulleys and weights and contributed to anthropometric measurements in physical education.

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    This document summarizes the contributions of four philosophers to the field of physical education: - Johann Bernhard Basedow was the first to recognize the importance of exercise and required a specific uniform for his students to allow unrestricted movement. - Charles Beck was influenced by Jahn and was the first official physical education teacher in America, teaching German gymnastics. - Diocletian Lewis did more than any other individual to promote physical education, creating exercises for different populations and opening the first physical education institute in Boston. - Dudley Allen Sargent invented over 80 exercise machines using pulleys and weights and contributed to anthropometric measurements in physical education.

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    Philosophers who have a great contribution in Physical education

    Johann Bernhard Basedow

    1723-1790

    ∗First to recognize the importance of exercise

    ∗Required a specific uniform for his students to


    allow unrestricted movement

    ∗Offered a camp for 2 months during the


    summer for the children

    ∗Was known as a difficult man to work with

    For More Information go to

    www.bookrags.com/Johann_Berhard_Base
    dow

    A Teacher Is Born

    Charles Beck

    1798-1866

    ⋆Friend and follower of Jahn

    ⋆Was hired to teach Latin and Physical


    Education in the form of German gymnastics

    ⋆Became the first official Physical


    Education teacher in America

    Promoting Physical Education

    Diocletian (Dio) Lewis

    1823-1866

    ♣ Did more to promote physical education


    than any other single individual

    ♣ Wanted the feeble, old, fat, frail and


    women to have a system they could use

    ♣ Opened the Normal Institute of Physical


    Education in Boston

    ♣ Invented bean bags and wooden dumbells

    ♣ Also used music to enhance his exercises

    For More Information go to:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocletian_Le
    wis

    Dudley Allen Sargent

    1840-1924

    ☺ Invented over 80 machines, using pulleys &


    weights

    ☺ Contributed to anthropometric measurements

    - He took these measurements and compared them


    with standards at a given age, whereupon a series of
    prescribed exercises was given to meet the demands
    of each particular case

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