[shane_b]

the history of exercise is just living. not that long ago, just living required constant movement. in my own childhood i had to do a ton of labor that was just living, not a job.

[JumpCrisscross]

> history of exercise is just living

The Greeks and Romans intentionally exercised outside daily toils.

[readthenotes1]

The rich slave owning Greeks and Romans while not marching to another battle? Do we know anything about the exercise habits of the poor (other than the dude in the bathtub) or the slaves?

[JumpCrisscross]

> rich slave owning Greeks and Romans while not marching to another battle?

Yes.

> Do we know anything about the exercise habits of the poor (other than the dude in the bathtub) or the slaves?

This is a notorious blind spot in our knowledge of our antiquity. It’s partly why the ruins at Pompeii were so interesting.