Women's Physical Education: Shaping Muscle & Beauty (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781530748044)

Georges H饕ert (27 April 1875 - 2 August 1957) was a pioneering French physical educator, theorist and instructor. He believed that athletic skill must be combined with courage and altruism. He eventually developed this ethos into his personal motto, "ﾊtre fort pour 黎re utile" ("Being strong to be useful"). In 1955, at the 50th birthday of the Natural Method, H饕ert was named Commander of the Legion of Honor by the French government in recognition of his many services to his country. In 1957, George H饕ert, by then suffering from general paralysis, cultivated the admiration of his entourage by relearning how to walk, speak and write. He died on August 2 of that year in Tourg騅ille, Calvados. H饕ert's teachings have been an important influence on the emergence of Parkour as a training discipline in its own right.