The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-17
JUST FOR YOUR HEALTH
Animals Get Massage by Rolling on
The Ground-Why Not Your
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Do you remember how, when YOU were
boy you used 20 roll around in the
grass when you were taken TO the coun-
E try for the summer Do YOU remember
& what your father used 70 say: Let the
1 little rascal roll; it's good for MIN AND,
more important still do you remember
how the tossing exhiiarated YOU and sent
1 Sleep
! The rOiy-pOly system of outdoor phys
/ ical culture is as good for grOwn-ups as
/ II is for children. 1t is based on the
\ rolling instinct that is natural with chill
/ dren and nearly all wild animals.
ihe child outgrows the habit because
[ or his environments. and thereby loses
! one Of his holds on health. but the wild
animal Keeps u up through life, ana
Z lherepy lnsures Itself splendld circula-
t9l OF the blood 10 All parts or the BODY.
Herein lies the chief value Of the rOly-
poly system. II gets the body out Of its
sitting or standing posture. 1t does all
II can 10 invert the body-tO make the
! heels higher than the head. and to give
the head a stimulated blood supply.
AT the same time that the usually neg
( iected parts Of the body are brought into
play, no other part is neglected, and for
any part the exercises can be made as
severe or gentle as desired.
Ihls instinctively natural exercise is
also valuable for its massage effect. In
fact, natural massage can be got in no
sueh measures IN any other way
just as rolling on the graSS-cOvered
earth Keeps an animals coat glossy and
Ilne so mother earth VIII keep mans
skin in the pink of condition il only he
VIII let her. The brain massage is es-
pecially good This is produced by the
brain being gently bumped from side
about
Let The man who has been in his office
Inc year around or who smokes too
much or has been living too high. start
with the simplest roly-pcly exercises and
gradually work up to the harder ones
ih tnlS way he VIII accustOm his body
10 strange positions that once were nat
ural and easy of accomplishment. with
out any accompanying traces Of diz1i-
ness. But If he should become dizzv let
nm rest ana try IT again. and before long
no uncomfortable feeling viii be noticed.
The eXerciscs-four are described be-
loW-Wiil soon let the man know where
ne is weak and what muscles need build
ing up. Let him heed the warning cen
ter the mind on these parts. and strive
earnestly 10 strengthen them against the
gay or disease. Let him not be annoyed
py any strain on these parts. for this
VIII be q sure sign to him that his ef-
Iofts are having a beneficial effect
Side rolling.-Lie down flat on your
back on a grass plot or the seashore.
Bend the legs. grasp the toes on the out
SIDE IN the hands and see that the feet
are touching.
Pull little in opposite directions with
Ieet and hands, that the arms may be
well stretched. Then, at first roll from
side to side on the back only. When you
become more proficient RON clear over
and make a sharp effort to land on your
back again
AS in nearly all these exercises the
whole OF the body is benefited, but the
parts especially looked after are the
neck, the shoulders. the upper legs. the
the knee.
, The Back RoIl.-This is a difficult
put excellent exercise for a fat man, as
IT speedily reduces the abdomen by con-
ttAttin2 a al
Lie down flat on the back. with the
palms or the hands on the ground at the
SIDE OF the head. and with the fingers
pointing back of the head. Raise the
legs ana lower part of the body over the !
head until the toes touch the ground.
When you become adept push against /
the ground with the hands while the legs
are beng carried over the head, draw the (
mead from between the arms and lie flat !
on your stomach.
Next, push harder with the arms and 4
spring up TO a standing position the mo- /
ment the toes touch the ground
The placing Of the legs over the head /
Keeps the abdominal region and the or 1
SanS contained therein in fine trim. The I
pushing is good for the shoulders. arms /
aud neck The stretching of the muscles !
along the spine cures weaknesses Of the |
back, and the enlarged supply of blood /
lnsures the head banishing headaches.
Equilibrium EXeTcise--This is exc
cuted on a log eighteen inches or two /
rect IN diameter or a rock, or a mound /
Of earth or sand.
Place the abdomen on the log and have 4
the head, knees and feet on the ground /
to begin with. stretch the arms to their /
full length clear OF the ground in front /
Of the head. and then bring the body in 1
a straight line. with the abdomen alone i
touching any earthly thing.
Later on, when this can easily be done.
bend up and backward the head upper i
back and legs, so that the body will form /
as much of "a semi-circle as possible. At /
least meAe them go higher than the alb
dOmen.
The exercise may be varied in many
ways Move arms and legs as in swim 1
ming. Hit aind kick out in every direc- /
Jon. Lie on either side and on the /
back
This vigorous exercise is especially /
good for the trunk.
g. The One-Arm RoII-The one-arm
roll is quite severe for beginners, but /
even the weakest can master il with a
Lie down at full length on your side
and spread the legs so that bot hfeet J
,an be firmly planted on the ground later
On. Then assist with both hands to raise
the body on one Outstretched arm and
hold the other outstretched directly above
the former. so that il will be in readi-
ness to support the body in its turn.
When the balance is complete shift it
to the other side and arm. !
.aBng care that the body does not sag
Town. but presents a straight. slanting
line. Keep going over in a circle and
-evOlVe either forward or backward
To vary the exercise and to make 1t
still mere severe, bend the arm sup /
porting the body until the forearm lies
along the floor and the elbow touches
L. Straighten out the arm again. This
s particularly energetic exercise for
shoulder and wrist
The original exercise. especially. builds
Up the hands. wrists and arms, the chest /
near the shoulders and the abdominal /
region. But the legs and hips receive
lot little benefit