The Washington herald., 1908-08-11
FOR THE STOUT WOMAN
There Is Hope in Proper Exercise.

The battle OF the hips has indeed come
To be a strenuous war. waged between the
American woman and her flesh. Il has
been said that she Is afflicted with larger
hips than any woman IN the world. Who
ever made the statement has no statis-
tics 10 prove bis case, as figures on the
subject have never been collated- But
from the first trying consciousness OF
overweight there are imposed upon its
owner pinpricks OF discomfort which
transform the simplest pleasures into
painful exerti0n-
Wherever the fat woman finds herself
in crowd-and where can she avoid one
in New Yorke-shs is ap intruder. Occu-
pying twice the space 10 which she is
entitled. she inf1icts upon her companions
through her excessive pounds just 50
much additional fatigue and discomfort
Too often this redundant flesh becomes
as buIlet-proof armor. repeIling all con-
sciousness OF the rights Of others. The
woman who makes a god Of her stomach
is seldom induced 10 reform. She is the
innately selfish female who makes her
very existence an onense.
All defects SAVIOR OF ugliness. but Ger
tain ones are degrading. and obesity is
signally ignoble. giving as il does undue
prominence 10 the grossest parts OF the
body and pamperiHg flesh at the expense
Of the brain Living 10 eat is debasing
life. putting one on an animal plane. and
the man or woman who does Il often
fails 20 evince the instinct and discretion
with which the higher orders Of beast
control their appetites-
Physical exercise forms the most IN
portant part Of the obesity cure. and ex-
cept in cases OF real organic trouble must
be persevered in even 70 discomfort To
cure obesity IS not 20 lie on a bed Of roses
It involves exertion. fatigue. and self-dis-
cipline And from these the fat woman
fees as she would from serpent
You may not Hnox that the same sort
Of exercises both builds and reduces. all
depending upon how they are performed.
Taken slowly. they ald in the building Up
OF tissues. taken rapidly. they burn up
the carbonace0us food that IS a part Of
the Diet and so destroy excessive adipose.
II YOU are thin and wish TO increase your
measures use the same exercises as are
given 70 the feshy one. but never tire
yourself with them. nor 90 through them
50 quickly that you are thrown into
heavy perspiration. But Il you are anx-
ious 10 burn away the TOO solid flesh.
work until you are tired. otherwise you
viii see no change in your weight Il IS
difficult 20 give separate exercises for
hips. waist. and abdomen their muscles
lie 50 close together that they must be
treated together
When going through systematic exer-
cises BE- sure that you wear loose cloth
ing. one garment is sufficient. with
pair Of fat-hceIed shoes or slippers. Al
low plenty o. fresh air 20 go through the
apartnent. There should be 10 constric-
ton Of the corset during calisthenics:
especially IS this true when the trunk Is
to be benefited
II you are stout. work violently, Il thin.
take --pur exercises lightly. resting often
Otherwise they VIII be Of no benefit
Begin by bending stand IN position.
which means that the heels are placed to-
zether. the toes turned out al a so-degree
angle. the hands resting easily upon the
HRS. thumbs hack Stand erect
Bend 70 the right four times. as FAR ss
is possible without taking heels out of
position Let the waist do all the work
Return 10 perfect standing position after
each bend
Bend 10 the left IN the same way Then
alternate bending right and LEFT, stop
ping at position each tine Now make
the bend 20 right and left all ln one swing
without hating at the upright position.
Follow the same method in bending 10
the front. always making the bend en-
tirely az the waist lire and keeping the
knees stiff during the whole performance.
Swinging the hips IS an invaluable aid
in the hip battle. Stand in position. then
begin by swinging the right leg back and
forth. keeping the knee rigid all the time.
At first il IS by no means easy TO retain
the balance; but that viii come later BY
practice
Change from right 20 left. giving each
leg an equal amount of work. except in
cases where one hip needs more develop
ment than the other. when especial effort
should be given 20 that one
Next, sit on the floor and rock This is
done by clssping your hands around the
legs Just below the knees, thus drawing
the knees I'D toward you. Rock back
and forth. Done moderately this viii
prove enlarging to small hips. but per