The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-24
HINTS ON HE ALTH AND EXERCISE
(Ry Mac Levy of Babylon)


 (The author Of these hints, has sbeen engaged for eighteen years in training athletes and saIvaging human wrecks atsz his famous Long Island health farm,s' and is a recognized au sthority on the subjects with which he deals an exercise and means to health
 and there are few sports better adapt ed to that purp pose-s1 1osIId not neg 1ect footwork. There are some who criticise the manly art as an exercise on thas ground t hat it Level qpE eorrls lss s is not necessarily true. ofessfonaIl boxers Of the s.slambang' style. the chaps with tin ears and fIattened1 noses. who are just sluggers and noth ing more. may compliment themselves on their ability to assiTnilate punish ment, but that is not a ssvirtue which the amateur in search Of health and strength and enjoyable sport, should emulate Footwork, and the ability to dodge and sidestep and twist and turn, make boxing an exercise for the de- yelopment of every part Of the body, and that is what the sensible man seeks Grace and thickness and light ness on the feet. may be developed by boxing, and these qualities are highly desirable in everyday life. sQuiGk thinking and speedy action. d azzIing speed in attack and defence, six i'll and rapid dity in dartfng in and out landing clean blows. blocking and countering and skipping away after landing H1ow, are the attributes of al good amateur boxer, The ability to land a sleep punch is not to be desired since the goal of the amateur boxer is healthful exercise rather than the punishment of an opponent. Some
 
 footwork and speed are natural gifts, 's but that is tommyrot. Any iTl- tellfgent youngster. with proper train ing, and no physical disa bilities, can achieve speed The fellow who has to have both feet 1rrnly rooted to he can land a blow, can be made to look like a monkey by the clever chap whose pedal extremities are never in the same place second in succession The n ain point, however, is that the boxer who has developed footwork to a fine point gets the most, in health and strength and pleasure out of the game. n ong the professionals, James J-s Corbett, Packey McF'aIIand and Young Griffo, the Australi9n have been among the most proftcient in the use of sfootwork. Whatever you doa | if you take up boxing, try to become humble on your pins Without that
 
 effects Of Participation in the sport sssf szsz. - - 1T have often advocated wood chop ping and saving as a health full exer- else, and this has brought a letter from a young man who inquires if 1t wouldn't be good for him to go to the
 woods and get job asa 1umbernan The answer is: It might, and then again it mi ghtn't. Such a course would probably either kill CT cure him, if he 1 Is the average urdeveloped city man. And the odds whether it. would kill or cure; believe would be about even At my physical culture farm fe1Iing trees and saving them is a part of the regular course of ssprouts.s' l but this exercise has to be nicelysad- 1 justed to individuals in order to be beneficial. and it is only 2 part of the days program. Moreover,f it is fol- 1oweda by a shower and q rubs4which would hardly be possible in 9 Humber camp There are various forms of manual labor that are almost, fssnot quite. as good as the physical culture stunts of the gymnasium, if carried on under proper conditions and for l the right length of time. That is a big s5f; ;seshowever. The city IRan, worn cut by sedentary toi1 and brain work. may, if he has strong constitution, take up some form of manual outdoor labor and thrive on it and become husky and strong and we'll, On the other hand, the long hours and the i unaccustoned strain may quickly wear him out and send. him to the grave From fifteen minutes to an hour a; day, spent in saving or clnoppdng wood, will however, help almost any man. Such exercise should be follow ed immediately by cold bath and a rub down.