Ancient aristocratic families emphasized elegance and quietness, taking their time and not jumping out of the door. The scope of daily activities is also to walk around the embroidered building, that is, the boudoir, or to walk slowly in the gardens and pavilions at home, or even to burn incense in temples as the farthest distance in life.
Such actions as running and walking will be very big, and sports that sweat a lot are really indecent for educated ladies. In addition, after the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the Manchu people who entered the customs, except the aristocratic women outside the Great Wall, did not know whether they were influenced by the Han people. Most of them took the feet of the three-inch golden lotus as beauty, which caused the ladies to involuntarily "sway their posture" when they walked, not to mention whether they looked good or not. Walking fast was like dancing on the tip of a knife.
Just think, it's still so hard to walk, let alone run and keep fit.
Unless the military commander comes from a good family, it is speculated that the basic possibility of running and fitness is zero.
But then again, ladies-in-waiting seldom run and exercise, but in order to better accompany the monarch, they will learn to ride and shoot. After all, learning to ride and shoot can increase their chances of winning the favor of the emperor.