Hilkhot De'ot · Chapter 4
Maimonides
In a time when physical health was often overlooked in favor of spiritual pursuits, Maimonides insisted on the foundational role of physical well-being. He lived in an era that largely dismissed the body's needs in the quest for intellectual and spiritual achievement. His emphasis on exercise and bodily care is both a rejection of neglecting the body for the soul and a synthesis of holistic health.