The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-06-07
JnO. |. ,WaIker,'Prest On. Walker, Cashier.
H. DieteI, ViCe-PreSt.
BENEFITS OF WALKING.
Digestion is Improved, Appetite
Sharpened, and Circulation
Accelerated.

Walking calls gorth an amount Of
energy far beyond what is generally
supposed, and therefore it ranks as
one of the best forms of physical exer
else. AS spell in the open air, annie
ever-changing scenery, walking con
trasts favorably with the exercises
common to stuffy gymnasium. More
over, walking demands an effort OF
the part of the very organs which con
tributes more than all the rest to the
enjoyment of life.
Now, as the actual benefits that
walking effects, and the peculiar ad
vantage to which the exercise gives
rise. In the first place, the tempera.
ture of the body is sufficiently raised
to cause rapid interchange in the
contractile tissues. This means that
by these quickened changes the mus
cles are more abundantly supplied
with nutriment from the blood, and
their waste products by various chan
nels more quickly dispersed.
Then with regard to respiration,
this, OF course, is accelerated, and
breathing becomes much deeper. Con-
sequently, larger volume of oxygen is
absorbed by the blood, and oxygen it
will be remembered, is of far more
Importance than our daily food.
Next we look to the skim the mil
lions Of pores being widely opened, the
increased respiration carries out of
the body larger qAdnity of effete
matter than would otherwise escape.
Digestion also is SO markedly improv-
ed by walking that the appetite is
sharpened for subsequent meal, and
the food is taken with a keener relish.
Then, as everybody knows, the cir
culation OF the blood is accelerated, so
that every nook and corner of the body
receives an extra quantity of nutri-
ment. Lastly the organs of excretion
are stimulated by walking, so that a
larger quantity of refuse is eliminated
by the natural channels. The few
facts thus briefly enumerated should Of
themselves suffice to encourage the
practice of walking. But more has yet
to be claimed in favor of this adj
mirable exercise.
In addition to what has alreadse
been stated respecting respiration,
still futher benefits accrue from the
more perfect breathing or walking ex-
ercise.
The chest is separate from the abb
domen by means of the diaphragm,
which occupies much of the position
OF ceiling and floor between an up-
per and lower chamber. Above the
are the lungs, which par
italy rest upon the structure, while
Immediately below 1t are the stomach,
liver, and spleen. The diaphragm,
being an elastic membrane, is pressed
downward as the lungs are fully infat-
ed with air. This downward move
ment brings pressure to bear on the
organs below, hence they are constant
" submitted to species OF massage.
Treatment Of this nature is highly
all around, but it is espe-
Tally so with regard to the liver: con-
'equently, we find that persons ac-
,ustomed TO regular walking excer-
Uses rarely need to complain OF "a
lorpidillver." And then, beyond all |
his, the more complete imitation of
lhe lungs due to walking occasions a
more perfect supply of gaseous food. |
The actual gain Of oxygen, and the /
increased inspiration Of carbonic acid, |
ire very nearly doubled BY the exer-
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