The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-23
How TO REDUCE EXCESS OF FLESH.

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Ibenaoin In 1t, and II you use warm va ,,,s
ter for thorough cleansing use US tlle eo'u
out IT, Of ' esssi Week. and fast ore day ~
Here are some exereIsess !. rh l,.,i max
sound commonplace, but they VIII l le.ipp
wonderfully toward producing the result
RUN-fieols together, Ices apart, { S(,ne
mist wen, very oAsy slippers Y, al tlss s,
exercisesD Lind on hips. Take Is, a i 81
H5sat ers Ne yS sar e o run sp Pin witt WITH
f emIes H fosst /. foot-rIght foot
lott foot heels st t,,kf HIS, tho
i rNsn ty eHPel without stoppns; ten up to
ftX and one od Hssrea aeo 81 y Wth ss INV
urc teacher Or dootor--otherSwsise, y i ~ =
perfectly SAFE e you ,o can vo navo O. so the
piano p You Viii enjoy doing this run 50 50
much 6ctter--in fact every exercise ~ so
much more easily and nlfeclivNriIy done u
there is music to keep time with.
.ser you have ruiz twcnty. .hvc. rest y
BIT. Then twenty-five more, until YOU have ",
run ono hundred. That VIII be cnongA' i .,.1
arst week q two Then se, ya n q, NV
Several runs like that through fifteen
mrutessor halt an hours EXERCISING arc ic
glorious for the health. Willie you are
,strnlnHon tho heart nc YOU laugh ana q
talk while going through the exercise, It
may prove harmful. but &c YOU keep tyouy'
moiith tight shut, breathe through gy ,.iil,
nose, and hold the breath while YOU take
Danger OF hurting yourself
d, This exercise starts the crculat,i,on, DE-
veops the lungs and brings Ihe Z, !es
This f lis on, one Of Of the exercises give for
reducing t the the hips III takes OF SUPER
1t is good for a general exercise for for
1f possible be BY al open window or
! outdoors when you take this exercise, 80
down and rest q few minutes Whe'i
| through.
ulPs or FINGERS TO TLOoR--1o3
| Timber the waist and back muscles raise
| hands high over head; then With knees
lstiff, stoop over and try to@touch.s, ". Y. no
| floor with the tips Of your fingers. Take ];
a deep breath at YOU raise your hands
| over your head and expel MS you come
down. That Is n llne exercise Not only
will IT timber IN. the waist and back
ltoo large abdomen f. done faithfully;
! Stoop over about ten times at.iirst and
| then increase to twenty five and fifty
times as.Sou grow IN strength, Very cry
| fnger-tipg without bending the knees. but
! just keep tryins--do not get dlscoura Ee ~
| even II the fingers are two feet from the
| floor at nrst It will not be long before ,rn.
| SAINT practice docs 1t.
| This Is. also. one of the exercises give
| for constipation @
Nearly cveryones muscles are. rusty at
1.-the waist line, SO this Is a good exercise
4 ItniB LEE Waist stand erset, heels te :.
|Shead. Hight arm close to tho body, tho
TIPS Of the fingers nearly tanehlng the =
f he e ne f Rsh hand sa s GsS n the
| ar. left hand down to tho side; lean
ifbody over to the left Do that ten
times. moving the body from side toFside.
This viii take off superduous flesh In
| the5region of the waist, make the waist
4 supple, and is fine exercise Tor the
RAISE FEET-Lie on the moor or on
a hard couch. Hands to the side. feet
fssnF oF Se Taxi RAGS sf ebsa'n
| high as possible without bending the
knees. Then let tnem down slowly, all
the while holding your breath, III When
| Take another breath and do II again.
Try and raise tho limbs to pcrpendIc.i-
| lar position. and then see how slowly
the Hoor).without any sound. Do this
two or three times, and then as. the
muscles get stronger. do 1t! five and. ten
times After q while you can fold your
this is a grand exercise. 1t develops
the leg muscles. strengthens the abdomi-
| nal muscles, and is a great thing for the
back. BE sure and keep the knees stiff.
This Is one of the exercises l. give for
reducing the abdomen.
| SIT sUP-Stlll on the floor, with hands
| to the side. take a deep breath hold it,
| raise abdomen, keep knees stiff and feet
on the floor, and slowly raise your body
| to sitting posture. Be sure and do
aot let your feet leave the floor. Go
down again. slowly. and expel breath.
DO it two or three times at first, and
| then five and ten times as you get
stronger. This can he accomplished with
ease if you allow somebody to hold your
feet down, Of If you catch your toes
first few times, hut tho only way to de-
rive real benefit from this exercise is
by your own individual efforts. AT first
You can try doing this exercise with your
hands at your sides. Later you Will be
able to fold your arms.
This is an exercise which was prob-
ably one Of the fayorite recreatlons Of the
early Roman athletes. and which is
gymnasium under rhe sun to-day. The
mere fact that 1t has stood tho tess of
| time Is an excellent recommendation In
itself. You should try this exercise twice
muscles OF your legs, chest and bacl.
that they have work to do. 1t will, also,
keep your liver and kidneys from getting
sluggish. s5.s
This, is another exercise for, reducing
superiluous flesh on the abdomen. You
see SEE irlctions creates heat, and heat de-
RAISE .RNEEs no NJ GHEs,r-stand
erect. Ia tc u deep breath. l2cnd knee
OF right leg and try to touch your
shoulder with Il. DO that ten times.
breathing, holding breath and eSpelling
Ihen the otherles ten times. or course, IL