The Georges Hérbert "Natural Method": new sensibility, new body education

Abstract

This article is focused on the work of Georges Hérbert. He was a French navy official, and in the first half of the 20th century, he proposed the so called "Natural Method", which is a group of produceres oriented to work out the body. The main ideas in this proposal - such as the return to nature, the importance of the sun light and open activities, a "controlled" nudity, and the criticism to sports specialization - are related to the body education and it touched present sensibilities.