The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-05-28

the legs. for it develops the muscle
and makes the legs strong and round
and firm.
High Stepping Excellent Practice.
The woman who is an ungraceful
| walker should follow few of the in
structons of the walking schools. High
stepping is one of the gymnastics
which the pupils must practice. But
hlgh stepping is not all. There are
other exercises which are put into
practice from day to day.
If you want to pretend that Won are
IN a walking school put OH a gymna-
SUM suit, but do not loosen vo1,r cloth
ing. Remember that you are learning
10 walk in street dress and that YOU
must wear your clothing just as loose
as out not looser than you will wear
1t when you are gowned for the thor
oughfare
oIdhd IN walking position, but co
HoL walk. Let one foot be in advance
OF the other as though you were going
70 take a step. Now put the other foot
forward as though you were going to
step. Try this with one foot and then
the other.
The second exercise consists of an
arm and leg movement. Take a step
forward, lift both arms and swing
them. Swing them back and forth high
ABOVE the head, first one arm and then
Inc other. AS You swing walk. This
is TO strengthen the lungs and make
You capable of walking in the open air
at rapid gait
Inc high stepping exercise is not diff
ncult. Lift first one foot just as high
as you can, and hold it in the air as
long as You can, now lift the other leg
&c Ill
air as long as you can. This is
strengthening exercise for the leg mus
cles and the woman who can stand this
With one knee poised high without
touching anything for support is sure
of a body balance
Walking upstairs is another exercise
which is part of the new walk Hold
the body erect. lift the skirt with one
hand, then walk upstairs, lifting the
body from step to step.
Don't crawl when YOU walk upstairs.
Don't throw the body forward Don't
huddle up all in heap as though you
were going to tumble forward on your
face. Don't lift your clothing up with
your hands high, and double up and
climb up the stairs. This is bad for
the body and ungraceful to the be-
holder.
In walking downstairs, keep the body
step to step. So in going upstairs.
Hold the body erect and lift yourself
from one step to another, not doubling
forward. nor in any way injuring the
breathing apparatus, The woman who
arrives at the top of the stairs painting
may be sure that she has started
wrong.
1880 Walk That of Soldiers.
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recommend it besides the fact that it
is fashionable and is easily learned. 1t
is a healthful walk. 1t is the walk
which is taught to our soldiers on the
march and it is the walk which is
adopted by walkers on Gong stretches.
Avoid, when you walk, the sideways,
waddling step. This is harmful, for it
Injuries the spine and prevents one from
ever getting there. 1t is not a walk
that arrives. On the contrary, it is a
sagging backward means of locomotion.
It is a walk which soon degenerates
into a waddle.
Jumping on enc foot is excellent for
her who would learn to walk well.
Stand on one foot, take the other foot
in the hand, and try the old fashioned
hopscotch. Hop all over the room just
as you did when you were a child, |
kicking the pebble in front of you
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putting the heels together and leaping |
into the air. Jumprup as high as You |
can and jump up again. This is good |
leg movement and one that will help |
all the muscles of the body.
The 1890 walk is the long, easy stride |
which carries one along. The old fash |
Toned Grecian bend walk did not make /
much progress. The victim did not |
get over the ground. Then there was
the baby walk, which was little, side
ling step. Besides these, there was the |
athletic walk. which made the petit
coats swish around the legs and which |
was awkward.
THE 1880 walk said a, dressmaker,
lis the dressmaker's delight. 1t does
not stretch the shoulders of the gown,
for it is a walk that is performed with
the legs. It does not widen the belt, for
il is not walk which brings strain
upon the waist line. 1t is not walk
which interferes with the throat of the
gown. for the head is held high. 1t IS,
ON the contrary. a walk which is
walked with the legs alone-and the
are glad that it is the
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