Fencing practice, 1450-style [I Am Interested In The Medieval Era]

Is the time and caloric luxury of a stationary bike or a CrossFit workout - fitness for the sake of I̶n̶s̶t̶a̶g̶r̶a̶m̶ fitness - a modern invention? No!

Medieval health advice was much the same as today:
“Comb your hair after you wash it”
“Don’t wear a silly hat because other boys are - wear one that will actually keep you warm"
“Don’t drink milk and wine at the same meal, or you’ll get leprosy.”

[quote]If you cannot go outside your lodgings, either because the weather does not permit or it is raining, climb the stairs rapidly three or four times, and have in your room a big heavy stick like a sword and wield it now with one hand, now with the other, as if in a scrimmage, until you are almost winded… Jumping is a similar exercise.[/quote]

People, then as now, were clearly trying to stay in shape because it's fun.

[i]Pic from the Talhoffer Fechtbuch, MS Thott.290.2º[/i]