The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-02-12
THE BENEFIT OF WALKING
HON I'D Get the Most Out Of the Ex.
ercisc in Open Air

The average man does not WALK
enoungh. Most every man should w,,;s
from five to ten miles a Jay ont a.
doors, besides taking some out ard IN.
door exercise of other kinds, writes
X. j. Robertson in the Boston ,llohe
Never ride when you can take ti,,n
70 walk. Walking is the exercise that
you should take the most of fran,
youth to old age. 1t is the outdoor ox-
ercise that you should use a. n,,,o,,
as possible to carry you to your busf-
ness, your pleasure and YOUR other
sports.
walking. to do the most good must
not be taken by fits and starts. but in
regular daily. morning. noon and evoo-
ing periods. say somewhat after t,:s
style. After your breakfast walk IN
hour or so toward your Office. store or
shop. After lanrh walk for thirty
minutes on the sunny side of tho 49,
when possible. After your sumner
walk an hour or two before bedtiroe
If You follow this easy and simnla
rule you will have spent three hours
and walked five to ten miles or
more, according to your speed of walk
ing. in the best and largest ana
healthiest Of all gymns-the great
out-of-doors.
one vital rul. you must obey I'm 90
ing this walking exercise. as we'll az
IN all other works Of life, stor short
OF fatigue. If you do not do so. walk.
ing and other doings will do YOU more
harm than good, and YOU will SLOWLY
shorten your usefulness and your life.
DON'T be guided in the lengths of vour
walks by what some other seasoned
OF unseasoned walker may do: be
guided only by your own fee,in.s,
"radually lengthen you walks week
by week as the walking muscles gain
In strength. Your daily walks snould
Detter fit you to Immediately take nm.
your work Of pleasure with greater
zeal. Fairly fast walking in tbe o,.
ooor air Is natures own hygienio.
s'imulant TO better fit you to again.
take UP the duties of life. If you over.
10 your walking it will act i'm a DO
pressiVe way and weaken your pow--
Frs' s" Fever forget to obey that com.
mon sense hint, stop short of, e,
Iigue."
10 thoroughly enjoy your walks
you must dress loosely, especially
around ahe neck and chest and wa;.,
Wear easy fitting, medium. thick
''ied anil l"w-heeled foot dross Hava
Nv" pairs If shoes, wear one nair
me day anil the other the next. ,his
WI m Ease your feet and your shoes
viii last Icnger. Tn ann1es as weII
IS the wrists should be warmly dress
ID At this lime Of the year. Keep
your mouth shut and carry the chest
high: lean your body little forward.
bend the knees a little, take an easy
and not too lcng a stride, and move
smoothly along on your way. \ per-
feet walk is a sort OF glide along, and
there is no ierxy manner about it. i.
is JOY TO do and a pleasure to look
at
Don't dress too warmly or heavily,
as this will hinder the free play of
your arms, body and legs. and If your
walk is long. cause 4 tco copious per-
spiration which may weaken you ant;
SD render you mere liable to catch
disease. The more you ape out OF
doors moving around moderately fast
the less liable you will be to catch cold,
for your system is stronger to resist
anything that might work it ill.
The afternoon or evening walk
should be the longest. AID done Wig
orCusly enough to cause 4 free
sweat. after which a tepid bath and a
good rubdcwn. and then up. with a
coarse. darkly coIored turkish towel
Of large size
The outdoor liver is generally the
hcalthiest and longest liver, and al
ways gets the most out cf lie, for
Just to b" alive is a Joy to him Theae
is a saying that when men lived out
of doors their hearts w,re az oe oak,
hut when they lived indoors thei.
hearts soon became as reeds.