"So the word exercise, you know, comes from the Latin ejercicio. And it meant, you know, to train so we still do math exercises or soldiers do exercises to get fit. But eventually the term has changed it's meaning and it's developed new meetings. So one hand it means to do voluntary physical activity for the sake of health and fitness. That's the kind of sort of the sort of fitness, physical activity kind of exercise."
"But on the other hand, it's also means, you know, to be exercised means to be upset, to be confused, to be anxious, to be kinda worried, you know, we get exercised by our math exercises. And so I, to me it's part and parcel of the strange concept of exercise, right? It's this modern idea of doing voluntary discretionary, physical activity for the sake of health and fitness. But we don't do it often."
The word exercise derives from the Latin ejercicio and originally meant to train. Contemporary exercise refers to voluntary, discretionary physical activity undertaken for health and fitness, distinct from ordinary physical activity such as shopping or sweeping. The term also carries a psychological sense of being upset or anxious. Many people find exercise difficult, are uncertain about appropriate amounts, and are influenced by myths. Exercise is frequently pursued to delay aging and disease rather than for intrinsic enjoyment. Evolutionary and anthropological perspectives illuminate human movement patterns and can reduce confusion about exercise.
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