Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-02-04
Talks on Physical
Culture and Diet

Physical culture ana dieting for
business and professional men and
women vino Keen it up with society"
il order 10 exercise or diet correctly.
it is well t. bear in mind these ahso-
lutely fundamental facts
First Moderate use or exercise of
any muscle develops it.
Sacond.--Exclc.se Lsc " exercise Of
any muscle consumes it,
Thhd.-Non- use IT no exercise of
any muscle dceenerltes and wastes il.
t'ourth.-A proper well balanccd
dict keeps the body in health.
Fifth--Too much food anu poor
elimination clogs up the body with
fatty tissue ana waste matter causing
innmrerable ailments.
SiXlh.-it is not how much you eat
but how much of your food you digest
properly and assimilate that keeps you
in bodily vigor
Seventh.-When the food has passed
out OF the mouth. the balance of the
digestive organs have no teeth or APP
paratus for chewing the food.
The average American business and
professional man drives or is hauled
in his auto to his place of business
every morning, works with intense
nervous energy all day, begrudges the
10 minutes he spends perched on the
edge of Il stool or chair while he
Grams" down what he calls Il lunch,
bu; which is usually enough food for
a harvest hand smokes cigars OF
cigarettes until he resembles small
volcano in eruption, is hauled home
and spends his evening smoking. read
ing or playing cards. If he ever
wants on THINKS about physical exer-
else he gees TO Il club or Y. NJ. G. A,
where lie meets Mr.. Smith and in
dulges in the strenuous exercise of
checkers or pool. If he wants real
violent exercise he goes on an auto
ride into the country. The result OF
this mode of lifc is that he usually
spends the first part of his life ac-
quiring wealth and his old age IL
search of health too miserable to en-
joy his wealth. If YOU will eat ont
half of what YOU usually do and spend
twice as much time eating, YOU will
derive more NigOr from your fOOd
than YOU do at present. Besides yOr
will not acquire that bay window.
walk a good deal in the open fresh
air. PLAY, Soli if YOU can afford it
take proper breathing exercises, belong
to or join club where the chief ain
is physical culture under a competent
instructor, if you cannot afford &c
take private lessons.
Cut down on cigars and cigarettes
Ladies who ATTEMPT to dead or ever
keep IN with social life eat too much
sleep too little and at the wrong hours
dress improperly, and are under al
almost constant nervous tension, tbs
result is shattered nerves. ovcrWorket
liver accumulation of tat at undesir
able places. or else very thin, anC
worst OF all old before your time. NJ
person born with God health has any
right and it is disgrace to have
wrinkles nefOCe vOu are so years O.
age and your body ought to be il
full igor an to that age.
E3t less. sleep more. 20 to bed o
ten o'clock, devote at least part o
the time YOU now use FOR whist ii
walking or better still. form a club
where il is absolutely compulsory fol
members to take a systematic cours'
of exercise. Women in Phoenix have
formed clubs for almost every Imagin
able purpose and mos, 81 the ver'
worthy and laudahlc hui Nh don
you form one for the most importln
of all-vour health There must hc
sufficient number Of women hrrc in
terested in the subject 10 form :, z %,
sized clab and there is not any person
who need physical exercise wOrs'
than the women of 80 or over who d,