The Washington herald., 1915-05-01
SHOULD WOMEN OF SIXTY EXERCISE?

Yes. women of all ages should exercise.
but a prescribed form of exercises is
never SO important as when the activities
of youth no longer keep up ard our
| ha bits OF work ar. sedentary.
As We pass from middle age to that
pleasant evcntdc. old age. the circ.la-
ton is less active the process OF aSsim-
ilation and particularly elimination be
! come weakened. and. as Il result, ono is
prone TO feel the cold. Then it is that
! regular exercise for vital organs is i'm
| peratiye. Constipation is a frequent
| trouble. and the weakening of nerves and
| OF assimilation results sometimes in OK
| cess Of flesh and again in maCiaton
| known as senilc atrophy.
| Senilitv is really a disease. ono hard to
| cure. nat comparatively easy to prevent.
o.. al least 10 put off until very advanced
! years.
one Of the best rrcventivcs of harden
| ing OF the arteries. old age Is good
circulation. which stimulates tissue
building. This good circulation that, per-
haps. came naturally in youth. now re-
quires fairly brisk physical exercise to
stimulate
For renewing the tissues We need COM
plete oxidation of the blood and cNcr-
else stimulates deep breathing. | regard
greatest Importance in preventing arte-
riosclerosis/
The serious diseases of old age are
cancer. tumor. and other troubles that
come from a breaking down or changes
in the tissues. Improved circulation and
improved oxidation. the results of phys
iCal exercise and deep breathing. are pre-
ventive measures against such troubles.
The habits Of life change as the six
tics anDroaCh We grow SpdeD-
tary in our habits. we enjoy being walt
ed on. the armchair. the breakfast in bed
becomes more attractive. There is no
harm in this tendency toward physical
case. On the contrary. life should be
less strenuous. one should he able to
take things easier AS years increase.
But exercises that stimulate the vital
organs. that improve the digestion and
the elimination are most necessary.
Throw open your windows. stretch your
muscles. set the blood coursing through
your veins-if you have only fifteen min
utes a day to spare. devote that 10 keep
ing young. You will find that it will re
pay you tenfoid not only i'm the physical
r. juvenation that will follow but in men
tai alertness and calm of nerves.
One is colder one grows older be-
cause more oxygen. not less. is indicated.
so see to plenty of covering but lots of
fresh air in the sleeping room.
a few years ago a woman of 50 was
relegated to black and to the chimney
corner Today the women of 60 and 20
are on the golf links. in the gymnasium, on
the tennis courts. and dancing the beauti-
flu modern dances
Most people really never enjoy life after
they pass their childhood and its freedom
until they have passed the self-conscious
age. This age with some is earlier than
90, .l,a,. IL.
tween p and 30
We know that '.all work and no play ,
makes Jack a dull boy While / SYM
pathize with the child. who. standing at
the door of a ballroom watching his
grandfather and other grandfathers dane
ing with young girls and grandmothers. /,
turned away with piteous there aren't |
any srandpas any more," know that We
are simply changing our, point of view. |
We are learning that gSandmas and |
srandpas can have jolly xooa times. and.