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Archibald MacLaren

Scottish gymnast

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physical culture

  • Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) gymnasium
    In physical culture: Humanism and national revivals

    In 1858 an enterprising Scot, Archibald MacLaren, opened a well-equipped gymnasium at the University of Oxford, and in 1860 he trained 12 sergeants who then implemented his training regimen for the British Army. Another inspirational influence for Britons was the Muscular Christianity movement, a reconciliation of Western religious doctrines with…

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