Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-06-26

walking, or IL In fair condition walk
quickly up stairs. Acquire an alert,
sprightly walk, and If ont doors keep
up the pace for. two or more blocks and
note the change In the heart beat and
In the respiration.
These exercises are recommended to
those not in a pathological condition.
They are excellent they are about all I
ever take. and know they are worth
while.
The very best developing work ever
did was when ! was AZ years of age. A
careful record has been kept of the tests
which extended over a college year, the
results were Unexpectedly satisfactory, and
the mental reaction splendid. gained
twenty pounds that year
Then | used apparatus played a few
games and did running. OF course diet
always enters into consideration,
May here sound warming, and that is
to the man who enters business, marries.
has family and carries the responsible
ties that come to such one. Do not try
to keep up the muscular pace that you
had while In college. Exercise some, but
not too much; play the game with ardor,
but make it shorter. There are men who
claim that twenty years later they can play
tennis, handball or squash as they did In
college, and no doubt they can, but they
pay too great price, because much energy
must go into business, &c.
The busy adult does not require 80 much
muscular activity; a moderate amount ia
imperative to create metabolism In the
tissues, but 1t is unhealthy to draw too
heavily upon the physical bank account
by too long periods of exercise
Man Is the only animal who does and
can stand erect and he should keep his
spine in normal position every time he has
chance and this gives him much exercise.
Try 1t and see
Study the obliquity of the spine In the
outline drawings of animals and a bird
and then compare with the axis Of the
spine in Huxley's cut.
The question has often been asked: SIS
the son better than the father-is he big
ger, stronger and more capable physically?"
There Is so little difference between the
measurements Of the present Yale freshman
and his father when judged by the girths of
chest waist, legs and arms and the height
and weight that we cannot use these com.
parisons as criterion, The two sets of
measurements are practically the same the
son being little taller and having slightly
larger chest. He should be more efficient
because Of the greatly improved methods
used in hygiene and in education. It Ia like
comparing two safes of the same size; we
do not know how much they hold, but one
may have more in 1t than the other
form of exercise recommend Is dane
ing
1t is known that rational dancing, either
social or stage, more or less actively slim.
ulates the action of the heart and lungs.
In turn, these activities send fresh artertai
blood to the organs and tissues Of the body.
producing chemical change, constructive
nletamorphosis Of the cells which results
in improved conditions in better health.
In this respect the dance is good for both
old and young
There are, roughly speaking two brains
one for movement, the other for intel
lectual activities. These are closely CORE
lated, are interdependent and the develop.
ment of one will materially assist when
the other is to be trained.
The muscle brain is called the motor
area, the Rolandic division, and like its
sister brain, is made up of millions OF cells.
Just as soon as a definite circuit can be
made among the cells and energy is liber-
ated skilled movement is the result The
muscle has not scintilla of skill IN itself.
1t is merely servant.
The greater the number of Circuits"
completed, the greater the muscular edu-
cation of the person and the more reliable
is the physical basis of psychic activity.
Dancing is valuable In this respect because
through pleasureable means permanent and
trustworthy circuits are built. The mus
cularly versatile man possesses good brain
substance, which may be easily trained
mentally, but like gold hidden in the
ground 1t is valueless unless used. The
majority Of college athletes stand we'll as
students, many of them receiving honors.
Dancing to Be Combined
With Good Gymnastic Drill
Dancing alone will never take the place
Of gymnastic drill; the two should be wisely
combined. Formal gymnastics have so
much in their favor that they should not
be entirely eliminated from our system of
bodily development but the love for dane.
ing should be utilized by teachers Of gym
nastics.
The teacher of dancing should adopt
gymnastic movements, and the director of
physical training should teach dancing
movements that have for their object poise,
balance and grace.
The subject of exercise for men In middle
life is complex one, and the various sub.
topics are numerous In this consideration
have necessarily confined myself to the
main theme. For years have been inter.
ested in research work in physical educa-
ton, especially in those subjects that are
closely related to the physical basis Of
psychic activity.
My conclusion is that versatility In mus