The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-04-16


Or. Barton dividual.
For instance, the av-
erage weight OF man OF thirty. height
5 feet inches. Is 148 pounds, and OF
woman OF thirty height feet inches,
Is 131 pounds. II, however. the man
is of slender build, weight eight to
ten pounds less would be about right,
and In woman of slender build the
weight should be six to eight pounds
less.
Ii, however the man or woman ID
Of the heavy" type OF build, then a
weight eight pounds more for the man
and six pounds more for the woman
would be about right
II the point is kept In mind that
some of US are of average build, 9TH
ers slender and others stocky or wide,
then these tables would be OF help to
us and we could more correctly decide
whether or not weight should be re-
moved.
1t Is generally agreed fbdt those
with a few pounds overweight should
not try to remove this little extra
weight. but when the excess weight
Is 20 pounds In the man OF average
height and Is pounds in woman of
average height, the effort to remove
this extra weight should be made.
Age Plays Part
Where there is heart, kidney or
Joint (rheumatlc) ailment excess
weight should be removed to make
less work on these parts.
The average Individual usually has
attained his or her ideal weight at
about twenty-seven to thirty years OF
age, and II at the age OF forty, fifty,
or more. there is considerable excess
weight, then an effort should be made
to reduce the weight to the ideal or
normal weight at thirty years OF age.
The most important point to watch
is the rate at which the weight Is re-
duced. The mistake most often made
Is trying to reduce too rapidly, which
causes weak" feeling and often dis
courages further effort
The simplest and most effective
method is by weighing about once
week ut about the same time Of day
always wearing the same amount OF
clothing. About half pound Is the
amount that should be lost weekly.
This small gradual loss OF fat will not
upset the condition or position of the
abdominal organs as does any sudden
great loss Of fat.
The amount and kinds of foods to
decrease offers no difficulty. Cutting
down on bread, potatoes, butter, cream,
milk, water tea, coffee and other
drinks by as little as 10 per cent Will
make q difference of one-half to one
pound a week. and this rate Of rednc-
ton is as rapid as is advisable. Meat
and eggs should not be reduced at all.
Will Require Time.
Under this rate of reduction 1t will
likely take weeks and months to get
down to the desired weight, but any
normal individual can accomplish this
cent decrease In the above foods fails
to bring about a half or quarter pound
weekly reduction after few weeks,
then another 10 per cent reduction In
food can be safely tried, which Is us
ually sufficient
In reducing in the above simple man
ner there Is no time limit under which
the desired weight Is to be reached
1t can be carried on safely for months
After the Golf Game
A. golf club not far from me recently
Installed an electric .llft'' to carry the
PLAYERS from the last or eighteenth
hole up steep hill to the club house
again.
Some OF the players and observers
have had a good laugh at this as they
point out that climbing hin Is the
best exercise possible for the heart
| afid-fungs. l------.
Now that climbing hills Is a good
exercise for the heart and lungs Is
due to the fact that climbing calls on
the huge muscles of the thigh and
legs to lift 100 to $50 pounds accord
ing to the weight of the individually
upwards, which Is much more work
than carrying the body forward with
one foot always on the ground.
However the average golfer Is not
an athlete but business man who
gets away from his office once to three
times a week, usually just for the
weekend, and he Is not In 'hard' con
dltion physically. BY the time he
travels the golf course OF average
length he has walked a number of
miles and called upon his heart to do
| considerable extra work-much more
than 1t Is In the habit OF doing
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