Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-02

her figure. together with her car
closely allied The woman who holds
her head high and her shoulders back,
and is not too stout to walk with brisk,
springy step, will always be Young,
though she reaches 20 There are girls
under 20 with stoop shoulders, hollow
chests and dragging steps which add
years to their age. and they will look 50
at 80. Every woman who wants to keep
the charm of youth should preserve her
figure
Exercise is the answer to keeping
young. 1t keeps the muscles supple, the
joints limeber, it wards off disease,
keeps down fat, fills out holows and
keeps the digestive organs funetioning
properly, thus doing away with sluggish
ness and encouraging optimism Con-
siderlng how cheap 4 fountain Of youth
fifteen minutes of exercise a day can be,
1t is a wonder that more women do not
take to it instead OF sitting around be-
moaning the passing years and thinking
OF ways to look young, though 40
The simple exercise shown, can be
taken in ones bedroom on arising. Get
off in a lonely spot where you have plen-
fy of room, no audience and all thc
fresh air you can possibly breathe. The
exhilaration You feel after set of these
and good dip will strengthen your res
olution to do them every day of your
life even if you live in two by four hall
bedroom. Get the habit now and keep
II forcvcrl
Begin by standing perfectly erect,
heels together. feet slightly pointed out
ward, shoulders back and chest out.
head high. To find il you arc standing
correctly get some one TO hold tape
from your ear to your heels. 1t should
make straight line and pas. through
the center of the shoulder and hip.
For the first exercise to develop the
chest. raise the arms over Tie head, rise
on the toes, breathe deep. lower tie
arms. lower heels and expel breath Re
peat this six times.
To get the shoulders straight and
throw off any suggestion of stoop try
locking the fingers together and placing
the hands at the small Of the back. Be-
gin by Rexing elbows, then intcrlock the
fingers at the small Of the back. Now
breathe deeply. extend the arms back
ward, with the fingers still interlocked,
fcx arms, original position, expel breath
Repeat six times.
The bending exercise from side to side
Is excellent to keep the body supple
Stand erect lock the hands behind the
head, bend the body from the waist only.
first to one side, then to the 'front.' then
to the opposite side. Repeat sig times
II your hips or thighs threaten to be-
come heavy try the squatting exercise
BY all means. Begin by standing erect
with the arms hanging loose at the sides.
Squat let the extended arms drop be-
tween the knees until the fingers touch
the floor. Assume erect position again,
rolling the shoulders back until arms
hang at sidcs. Breathe deeply while do
Ing thiA Repeat six times.
II you want to be nimbie-footed and
egile 70 that any one In hearing roo ap-
proach will think. Here comes young
woman" Try this: With arms extend
ed In 'front.' take twenty steps standing
still. Liz the leg very high for each
step. With arms extended above the
head, TAXI twenty steps more In the same
way. With arms extended 10 Sides re-
peat tho stepA
The high stomach or abdomen 10 very
often tho first sign OF an aging figure.
II looln middle-agcd. Don't let the low.
er part of your body &c, heavy II you
want to appear youthful The following
exercise is wonderful all.around re-
Queer: Stand erect extend arms At the
same time rise on tho right TOE and kick
the left foot upward, knee extended.
Drop the arms TO the side and rest the
right heel at tho same time that tho lefs
foot touches the ground, Repeat, rising
on the left toe and kicking the right
font Kirk ATTAIN tnI.s ALL t,c,..