Evening journal., 1919-09-27
Physical Culture Quizzes
Ify Munro.
By Munro.


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10 Munro, care OF Evening Journal. VII
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medical queries will not be answered,
as these do not come under the scope
OF this column.
Dear Munro:
am 22 years old and weigh is6
pounds. ] am not what you would call
fat, but more Of the husky type. ! am
very fond Of exercise. but never take
any regularly. / would Ike, however,
to reduce TO say, 400 pounds. without
any inconvenience such as arduous ex-
ercise, strict dieting, etc Can you tell
me how could do this?
sarah.
Answer:
You say you are husky" and weigh
iS6 pounds. but you do not tell how tall
you are. That is a vital factor in deter
mining whether or not you are too
heavy.
You have the desire 20 get simmer,
according 10 your own statement, but
don't want 10 take any real medicine.
II you hayn't the will power TO do some
honest work and deny yourself the eX-
cess of sugar and fat forming foods
which the stomachs Of most stout per-
sons seem TO crave, why who can have
any real sympathy with you? We all
have our problems, large and small.
and yours is 10 cut down on your diet,
providing il is too heavy. in fat form
ing ingredients, and to take exercises
which involve the muscles of the hips,
chest and waist
Long continued work. not heavy work
is most suitable for the elimination Of
excess adipOse tissue, but as a rule a
stout person hasn't the "sticktOitive-
ness or the stamina TO keep up any
physical exercise very long, and in ad-
dilion, TTe starts out at a tremendous
rate, he Is apt 10 permanently iniure
his vital organs Try this:
I. Determine you are going 10 re-
duce. repeat IL 10 yourself before you
20 TO bed at night and again in the
morning when you get up.
,. Remember that you have been
years in acquiring your excess tissue,
don't expect TO get rid OF 10 in a week.
3. After John L. Sullivan lost the
championship TO James Corbett i'm 1892.
nc drank excessively, and went from
2fO TO 800 pounds. subsequently he
cut OUT liquor and soon lost GO
pounds. II is not only indulgence i'm
alcoholic liquors but excessive drink
ing Of such things as sodas, soft drinks,
lemonade and the like which makes
fat. Take notice that stout persons al
most invariably consume immense
quantities Of all SORTS Of liquids. espe-
cially water. Il is more due TO this
cause that anything else that they are
continually gaining weight Cut down.
Z. Do side bending exercises. try
TOUCHING the toes with the kness un-
bent many times a day; lie on the floor,
and practice rising to a sitting position.
DO these exercises very cautiously and
a very few times only at first, being
sure that your heart is not weak.
.. Don't give up dieting and exercise
after few efforts. You may even gain
weight at first, but eventually the SUI
periluous tissue will give mp the night.
e. Consult the book "How to Get
Strong and How to Stay So. which was
written many years ago Dy William
Blake, and which still remains an au-
thority See the chapter on work for
the fat, the thin. the old" This book
may be consulted at almost any of the
Free Public libraries
What are the ideal measurements for !
a boy IS years old, feet : inches tan. /
and weighing i35 pounds.
Eighteen"
Answer.
10 Is a practical imp0ssibnty 60 say
what your measurements should be I
from what you tell me; that would de-
pend upon the size of your bones and 4
the structure Of your skeleton. A boy |
OF the average bony framework should |
have calves OF "a inches. thighs 20is 4
inches. waist 2S inches. chest normal 1
90 inches. neck fl inches, upper arm I.
neXed iils inches.
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