Project Gutenberg 2020-10-18 Public domain in the USA. 182 Fuller, Francis 1670 1706 35037886 Medicina Gymnastica or, A treatise concerning the power of exercise, with respect to the animal oeconomy; and the great necessity of it in the cure of several distempers Produced by Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Medicina Gymnastica" by Francis Fuller is a scientific treatise written in the early 18th century. The book focuses on the importance of exercise in maintaining health and treating various ailments, emphasizing the interconnection between physical activity and the body's overall functioning. Fuller challenges the prevailing belief that medicine revolves primarily around internal remedies, advocating for a more holistic approach that includes physical exercise. At the start of the treatise, Fuller provides an insightful preface discussing the misconceptions surrounding physical health and medicine. He argues against the limited view of pharmacy as solely reliant on internal medications, instead highlighting the body's need for diverse methods to achieve wellness. He introduces the concept of exercise as an essential aspect of health, able to stimulate healing processes and enhance the efficacy of medicines. Fuller's observations draw on historical practices and personal experiences, setting the stage for a more comprehensive exploration of how exercise can play a pivotal role in treating specific diseases, particularly those affecting the lungs, and encouraging a shift in medical philosophy toward a balance between internal and external methods of healing. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 10.2 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. en Exercise therapy -- Early works to 1800 RM Text Category: Health & Medicine 295269 2025-09-25T07:51:40.683313 text/html 271574 2024-10-18T07:20:35 text/html 249518 2025-09-25T07:51:45.205286 application/epub+zip 246599 2025-09-25T07:51:41.793277 application/epub+zip 185545 2025-09-25T07:51:41.060284 application/epub+zip 333774 2025-09-25T07:51:47.935241 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295160 2025-09-25T07:51:44.807234 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234451 2022-09-28T16:31:08.078205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261935 2025-09-25T07:51:40.348286 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 242107 2024-10-18T07:20:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16183 2025-09-25T07:51:48.062232 application/rdf+xml 21993 2025-09-25T07:51:41.159253 image/jpeg 3482 2025-09-25T07:51:41.109251 image/jpeg 217269 2025-09-25T07:51:40.709256 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia