Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-03
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VALUE OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE.


dow Women May Acquire Good Form and
Perfect Health.
PHYSICAL exercise is one of the laws
If health and is as essential to health
as food and sleep. There is a tempta-
ton to all to eat too much and take too
little exercise, and while some of us
fight against these habits great many
make not the slightest effort to over
come them. Food and sleep are, as
we know, essential to e.,and health,
and because the need of exercise is
not brought home to us so forcibly as
these other necessities it rarely re-
ceives the attention it deserves. Every
one knows he must eat regularly each
day, whether the weather be fine or
rainy, if health and strength are to be
maintained. Few seem torealize that
the laws of exercise require as con-
scientious treatment. We will con-
slider how much exercise is needed
every day, how much will give the
greatest benefit and how much will
become injurious.
Let us first grant that all forms of
exercise are not equally good, and
that some are quite injurious; that the
best sort of exercise may be overdone
and that exercise is not equally good
at all times. Persons vary extremely
in their endurance of exercise, and
walk which for one person would be
insufficient might be quite out of the
power of endurance of another. Here,
then, is the great difficulty in Offering
advice, for no rule can be laid down
in this particular. Every woman must
find out for herself what amount of
exercise she may take daily without
the least fatigue. For healthy
woman OF twenty or thirty, three to
five miles walk or an hours bicycling
is the least amount she should take.
Many people believe that if they
take a great amount of exercise one
day it is not incumbent upon them to
take any the next. This sort of rea-
soning is not only fallaeious, but ex-
ceedingly harmful
All forms Of exercise are not equally
good-some are beneficial, others
doubtfully so, while others again are
downright harmful. Walking is by
far the best form. Walking is essen
tial to health and no other form of ex-
ercise can be substituted for it. Bicy-
cling, riding, rowing, are good, but
none of these possesses the value of
walking. Many of the outdoor sports
are excellent if not carried too far, be-
cause walking or running is a part of
them. Golf is especially game to be
cultivated, particularly by those who
will not walk for walking's sake alone.
OF the various forms of indoor games
none compare with the outdoor sports.
Afew minutes dumbboll exercise after
the morning bath is beneficial if the
dumbbells are light and no strain is
experienced from their manipulation.
Remember that large muscles do not
mean health or strength.
Exercise is essential in all weathers,
and cold, windy or rainy weather will
not cause one to take cold if one is
properly protected Of course, you
cannot expect to enjoy your walk or
keep your health if you go out in q
long dress and forget your rubbers,
but if you are prepared for the incle-
ment weather, rain or biting cold will
not affect your health. However, I
would not advise an invalid to go out
on rainy days, but exercise must not
be abandoned altogether, and haitian
hours mild gymnastics may be sub
stituted for the days walk.
Exercise is best taken in the morn
ing; is never wise to take much exer-
else before having taken food. Don't
exercise Immediately after a meal, and
likewise don't eat Immediately after
taking exercise. -Harper's Bazaar.