The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-04-17
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Few peopls have any idsA Of the amount
Of good even = moderate amount OF exsr-
else regularly taken viii do them Many
a young KAN TANKS .; Aov much care 30
would take OF his health aad strength II
he were only able to join an athletic club
and devote the amount OF time he
thinks necessary to his physical devel-
opment. There Is scarcely man
who can not spare ten minutes every
morning and evening when rising and re-
tiring. The sleeping chamber, no matter
II ii IS only little hall room in q cheap
boarding house, can now, by means Of the
Inventions OF late years IN gymnastic
and calisthenic appliances. be made into Z
miniature gymnasium. A pair OF dumb
bells and pair Of Indian clubs can Ee
easily purchased, and in p half day =
rowing machine with a sliding seat lit In
and a hooked contrivance by which all
the movements OF pulling weight box
could be taken advantage Of placed on the
wall horizontal bar, To be raised or
lowered, might also be placed in the door
way and apuDChing bag could be Kept In
closet and attached TO 1t when desired.
A young man who will fit up his room in
this style and faithfully exercise ten or
ing will soon make as great increase in all
his measurements IN the course of
three months as any member OF the
costliest athletic club or gymnasium.
II a young man who has . desire to i'm
prove himself physically is willing to give
the little requisite time and use q little in
genuity he need not spend $50 or so IN turn
Ing his sleeping apartments into a gymna-
sium, although an Investment, perhaps II
he can afford 1t, Of about $40 IN one Of the
new style of rowing machines, which are
so constructed that they can be manipu-
Lated for almost any sort OF exercise, will
not be y bad venture. Few people have
any idea OF the amount of exercise that
can be taken without either clubs or
}, ball h.
to go through the common light dumb
bell manuel Rapid movements arc
the most bensf1cial Besides q row
Ing Ing y machine 5,;iin & and paper weights, In
and strong aims should be procured. II
such chair Is not handy the edge OF the
bed may be used, or the floor but the lat
ter only after little practice, II one is un-
of the chair or the edge Of the bed i'll the
hands, or placing both hands fiat on tho
floor, the person exercising should stretch
as lar ont as possible, bearing the weight
on the raised toes. Then bending the
arms the chest should come down SO as to
be even with the hands if the chair is
used, or touch the edge Of the bed, OF floor
II 1t Is not convenient to use the chair. Then
the body should be pressed back to the
first position by the strength OF the arms
alone. IhisShould be done until the exer-
clSer IS thoroughly tired which may be be-
fore the body Is raised and lowered half 8
dozen times. II one finds himself weak 10
would be better to try this exercise first on
the wall, as that style win be- found much
easier. This exercise will be found one Of
the best movements to develop the
muscles of the back and chest
and the eXtenSor muscles of the
upper arms. A harder form of this
exercise is by placing two chairs back to
back about foot and a half apart, and
with the hands graspinR the backs letting
the body down till the knees touch the
noor and pushing the body zap rs many
times ~ possible.
A stick a little longer than a cane can be
also used as a wand and number of eYer-
ctseS had. Improved calisthenic5 will be
mainly used for the development of heslth
and strength in the youth of the future,
athletic authorities think The light and
quick have been for some time supplant-
Ing the old system OF gymnastics which
made the muscles snowy but slow.