Evening star., 1935-07-29
Balance in
Weight Has
Vital Place
Declared Important
as Well as Beauty
in Face or Line.
BY LOIS LEEDS.

NET can be one Of the greatest
beauty aids, but In order to get
the desired results from 1t you must
consider the other parts Of your
beauty program along with 1t. II you
have been trying special diet with
out success 1t Is likely that you have
neglected to carry out the exercise
program that would make it really ef-
fective. This is as true Of building
diets as of reducing ones. The for
mer are usually 50 rich in fats and
stsrches that it Is necessary TO bal
ance them with regular exercise II
this Is not done there Is likelihood Of
bilious attacks.
One of the young cinema actresses
has to eat plenty Of fattening foods to
keep from getting too thin. She takes
quarts of milk day. cereals. cream
soup, milk puddings fat meats. svo-
cados and hot chocolate, besides salads
and fruits but she also exercises con-
tinually. A daily set OF tennis, dancing
lessons, swimming and golf several
times q week and daily setting up ex-
ercises enable her system to handle
this large amount Of fattening food.
A strenuous exercise program like
hers Is not practicable nor advisable
for every one who wants to avoid
thinness, but it can be adapted to in
dividual needs. During vacation days
there Is leisure for outdoor sports
every day. At other times there are
week ends and long Summer evenings
that may be utilized for building
health and beauty A weekly exercise
program Is often more practical for
busy people than an elaborate daily
one. This should include at least one
afternoon for golf. tennis, hiking,
horseback riding, swimming or other
outdoor sport. A minimum Of two
evenings a week should be given over
to something more strenuous than the
movies or social dancing, such as bal
let dancing. gymnasium or indoor
swimming. These periods of exercise
are needed to stir up the circulation,
stimulate the internal organs and in
crease the appetite as well as build
muscle and correct posture defects.
Girls who want to improve their
figures are apt to think in terms Of
dieting and exercise to the exclu-
sion Of q third very important fac
erns are often guilty Of neglecting
the art Of relaxation. This is the
reason why nervous troubles are S.
common nowadays, even among young
people. 1t is usually the thin girl
who does not know how to be pas
sive and calm. A tense. nervous habit
Of mind tnterferes with assimilation
Of food and elimination of waste. 1t
causes insomnia, too, In varying de-
grees. An adequate amount Of rest
in bed each night is just as important
as correct diet and regular exercise.
This applies to all types. OF course.
sleep requirements vary with indi-
viduals. Older people need less than
growing girls and boys. but daytime
maps are very desirable for people
Of middle age and for busy moth si
whose working day starts when -
baby wakes up at Sam. Some PED 3
are 50 constituted that they req5Ee
more sleep than the average, oilers
get along nicely with less Baison
and Napoleon are often cited ex-
amples Of men who accom- fshed
much but slept little at night& Both,
however, had mastered the art Of
relaxation so that they couh take
short, refreshing maps during the
day. Women and girls usually need
more sleep than men in d fder to
keep their mental alertness add good
looks. The average requirement. for
women is hours out of the "a and
for teen-age girls 1t is 9 or 10 hours.
copyright. 1881