New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-29
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one woman, vindctively. They all got fat. you
know. along in the thirties and. 1 looked just
like them, the whole family connection always as
sured me that, of course, would grow stout In a
few years. just Aunt Ardelia and Aunt Susie
and Aunt Helen did I looked forward to it with
supine dread for years 1t in the blood 1
supposed. and there way to escape. Fortu-
natey. I under the teachings of one who
showed me that heredity could be modified. that
my body is my own, and affect it and alter
II by certain of action. 1 have found how
TO keep myself down 1 shall be as fat as
the three But, oh. dear! what an In
cubus and nightmare the three poor old women
to me for years!
How do | keep myself down? l have nothing
to ofer-just few of the old standard exer
cises. The value of calisthenics does not lie In
their novelty startling character but in the
| regularity and faithfuness with which they are
performed.
First and most important of all calsthenic mo-
lions is that for reducing size of waist and alb
domen If there is the slightest predispostion to
fat In the system it will show itself there and
while It very bad to compress vital organs. ii is
in the least necessary for health that rolls of
superfuous adpose tissue should overlay this por-
| ton of the anatomy.
THE standard exercise is raising the hands above
the head and bending till the finger tips touch the
floor keeping the knees stiff Night after
night I have done this exercise two hundred times
| Not all at once. l do it ten fifteen times,
| then mix in another, then go back to it. This
| keeps the muscles from getting tagged; the va
rety of exercises relieves that dreadful monotony
which almost prevents exercise because of its bore
dom.
Don't make the mistake of thinking 1t necessary
| 70 bend back as far as possible after the front
| bend. That motion is neither necessary nor use
full for the purpose in mind. and it is painful and
sometimes nauseatinS.
THE rotary motion. also sweeping all the way
| round from the waist line, touching the floor in
front route, is difficult and has no better
| effect. and II makes one very dizzy rake the
floor touching exercise alone. then take the rotary
motion without bending very far front or bacK'
but making the deepest b, the sides. Closing
eyes prevents dizziness. There is lot OF exer-
cises for and abdon reduction, but all
amount 10 about the same thing. One Is to stand
upright, with feet a little apart, bend one knee
a little and bend directly TO one side until the
fingers touch the floor Another is to kneel on one
knee the other foot upon its sole, bringing the
knee upright. raise hand in air and bend waist
in opposite direction till fingers touch floor DO 1t
| ten or fifteen times, then change about to other
knee and bend in opposite direction.
Then It is a good thing sit the floor and
| lower ones self to a recumbent position just as
slowly as possible. Then, with hands stretched at
sides try to rise to sitting position IN the
| way never could do It, but all the motions you
| make in the attempt helpful They reduce flesh
! on the abdomen and strengthen the back.
"A valuable exercise for strengthening the back
Is TO turn over and lie face downward. Then. with
arms at the Sides your face just as far back
| as possible. and hold 1t up there a minute or So
Another good exercise for a recumbent position
| is, while lying fiat the floor. to lift the head
far enough TO look your and hold II in that
position a few seconds. This IL good for reducing
| both abdomen and double chin.
The next class OF exercises is for reduction OF
| flesh about the chest and shoulders That deposit
! OF flesh the shoulder blades Is one OF the
| first signs of the passing OF youth with women i
was determined l wouldn't have IL. and had to
work hard keep II down. for my dear aunts nnd
passed "A predspostion 90 Il TO their fond niece
the sides with forearms oustretched IN 'front.' OF
you Then bring the arms back as far as they VIII
and then bring them back but the effect is no
| better. / do this exercise hard. violently and rap
| idly, hundred times an evening. relaning-that
| Is. dropping-my arms 10 rest after each ten IN
| fact / do all my motions Just hard and with
1 all the force can. II Is violent exercise am
| after and I not satisfied unless end up In
| wash OF Precipitation.
| Another exercise for the chest and shoulder
region is place hands shoulders. with shout
| ders back and elbows extended at the sides Then
| work the arms up and down like pump handles as
hard as you can. Do think. though. that II I'm
proves the effect work the muscle until IL feels
tagged. Relax frequently. perhaps after every two
| or three motions. .
Then there certain exercises for reducing the
I double chin. which is next danger point; and
| there is massage. both with the hands and with
the massage roller, which Is a great material help
| This list may look formidable. but II is really
very simple. Fifteen minutes-yes ten-devoted TO
| IL nightly Just regularly and conscientousy as
you take your bath, will have perceptible effect
| at the end of six weeks. And after you have once
noted an unmistakable dinerence-after the fat cells
| are broken down and the flesh loses II rockhke
! hardness on the parts you working over-it Is
4 easy TO keep the advantage you have gained,
| IF your kind aunts or grnndmothers nave be-
/ form yourself into a sylphike creature; but you
/ can keep yourself from being conspicuous In n
| crowd and adding TO the gayety OF other peoples
| lives"