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Show elusion that because they are oc ,Si vuytcu mi any long uai mey are through with physical exercise and must go on to the end of their days without It Nothing could be further from the tacts or more opposite to a common sense viewpoint As an example take the farmer who Is growing apple trees He care- fully watches t,hem and develops them while they are young and If he lg a wise farmer he gives them Just as much attention when they mature If he doesn t they soon go to waste and his orchard becomes a failure Your body Is like a fine young tree It shoots up vard and outward with Vim and vigor And If It Is taken care of after It has reached maturity It continues to be a tower of Btrength to a good old age Old people who have neglected their bodies after youth are apt to become pessimistic But take a mid die aged man or woman with Well kept up bodies you II find them Just as cheerful and fun loving as they were years before That is because good health and rood cheer travel hand In hand Let us take the case of a young man who has built up a fine set of lowing muscles He settles down to a desk somewhere and except on his vacation he never touches on oar This Is probably not his fault because It Is his business that keeps him from indulging In his former pastime But what about those long lean powerful biceps and triceps that slim proportionate waistline those broad muscular shoulders and brawny forearms that he has de veloped? Must they all go to waste simply because one form of physical exercise is denied him? How foolish to Imagine anything like that Fifteen minutes exercise every s, morning after arising is all that that man needs to preserve his strength for 5 ears and years afterward When once you have built up muscle upon a solid foundation it requires but lit tie effort to keep it at Its full strengtl Everybody has a door to their room and that means that everybody can practice the exercises I am 11 lustratlng to day The poses are somewhat similar to two shown by me In a previous article in which I described door exercises for the arms but in case you missed that article you can benefit by this Stand about a foot and a half from the doorway Place your hands on the side posts Raise yourself on your toes and push forward as hard as you can Extend your head and shoulders through the doorway Then relax and stand flat on your feet It you are already muscular you can stand to do this exercise twenty or thirty times every morning If you are a beginner don t try It more than ten times during the mornings of the first two weeks Then you can Increase the number as you progress being sure as I tell you every week never to tire out jour milSC 83 Another great trouble with the man who lets his physical self slide in after years is his accumulation of fat around the abdomen His slim Tvalst of youth rounds out into a drum like appearance and he puffs and blows whenever he runs for a car or climbs a few stairs Of course It Is much easier to pre vent this condition than to cure It. but ho vever both can be done I am talking chiefly to-day though to the young man and the young girl who have gone into business but ant to retain their freshness and vigor as long as they possibly can To do this and keep their waistlines from enlarging they must exercise regularly , I have given you a simple exercise for both sexes for the arms For the wai't there is nothing better than the stand ng up and bending oer until the tips of the fingers touch the gTound without the knees bending Th s is an old and tried exercise and I have mentioned It several times before but it is well worth repeating Do It ten times morning and night and you will never get too fat Another stood rule to la down Is J to ee o it that ou get a good long i K e e da lake ih s as m ch a ar of o r da ly routine as ea ma jour th ee meals i; T - r -rufuviiirirfin . - rm.ni p Press Your hanas Against the Sides of the Doorway, Raise ourseit on Your Toes and Push Sideways as Hard as You Can Of course always get all the sleep you need The man who becomes so fever sn after mney that he neg lects his health can never be happy with his wealth after he gets It be cause by that time he will have broken down one way or the other I know lots of men who are mak ing nervous wrecks out ot them selves with overwork but they think they are obeying some golden rule of working all the time You may get money that way but y6u will lose your health You must have a certain amount of healthy recreation every day and that doesn t mean spending all your time in stuffy moving picture theatres. That Isn t any knock on the movies because I am a faithful follower ot them but some folks overdo It, like a lot of Uds gorging themselves with cake Here are a number of rules to remember re-member and paste In your hat Take a mile walk every day Always walk with head up and shoulders thrown back. Don t slouch or stoop Breathe through your nose Don t run upstairs Give physical exercise fifteen mln utes every morning. Don t smoke too much if you must smoke Don t drink liquor at all. Eat regularly Sleep regularly Exercise regularly Dont worry Don t o erwork yourself Dont exercise until you are ired One of the most unportan or ans oi the bod to keep in pr m condi tioo at all times is the lungs. No matter how robust and muscular you are when you leave school or col lege and go Into business neglect of your body will leave you open to at tack on your lungs Tuberculosis has laid many an ex athlete low Therefore don t fall to keep up your breathing exercises that I have described to you in pre v ous articles Pract se them everj morning faithfully and make them part of your fifteen minute pro gramme Answers to Willard Readers MISS M B A. No betters are answered unless fully s gned al though only the initials will be printed if so requested. MISS M FAY New York City I am afraid at your age that you will not grow very much taller You might add an Inch to your stature by the time you are twenty-one but that would be the most you could hope for Go in for swimming and tennis. J DOYLE Newark N J Yon have three years left in which to grow so stop worrying. Napoleon and a lot of other wonderful men werg very short In stature but long in ability Try to be the same. MISS M W Bridgeport, Conn Yes you are considerably overweight but you will find that within the next two years If you keep up your ath let cs your body will becoma symmetrical and shapely You are at what is called the gawky" age which really means the growing age You have not fully developed or rounded out yet Keep up your walking and your swimming and you will come out all right. LOUIS FELDMAN Brooklyn N Y Your son has five years yet to grow In so you should not start worrying about him at this time See that he walks a good deal and also see that he knows how to swim Dont let him smoke under any conditions and he will attain his natural height CHARLES WALTERS New York City My answer to your first ques tion is to read about my door exer cise In to-day's article. My answer to your second quesuou is No MRS R L WEIS Homestead Pa. You should practise the exercise programme that I give in to-day's article I cannot advise you about your fr end as I do not know her age or anything about her habits. JOHN J LYNCH New York City-Read City-Read to day s article and j ou win find your questions fully answered. MISS G C R. San Francisco CaL larly The Forty-Second of an Instructive and Valuable Series of Athletic jLessons and Health Hints for Men, u Women, Boys and Girls Written for this Page by the Physical Champion of the World If you keep up your exercising you will grow thinner and round( out as you grow older Keep on leading a healthy life and In a year or not mo e than two you will find yourself a shapely girl MISS BARBARA GREGORY Beacon N Y Well well what a lot of questions and what a wis 1 ttle head on such young shoulders I am surprised though to hear you are afraid of the water You must overcome that feeling as soon as possible and do not fail to learn swimming It is not only healthful but a means of protection. It gives you confidence in yourself and you are wise enough to know that self confidence wins a lot of life s battles I dont mean conceit That is very different And you are quite a little traveler too arent you? I hope to be myself some day when this war Is over I am glad you like boxing More girls ought to take It up I think you have started a foundation for a fine healthy girlhood and worn anhood If you are very energetic and exercise unconsciously all day long I dont think I would take up any dally exercise for a year You want to gain weight now as you are very film, so keep regular hours get lots ot sleep and dont drink coffee I thank you very much for your friend ly lette and hope you will write to me again. GRACE WILLIAMS Falls Creek, Pa My picture appears every Sun day Why don t you cut out one of them Thank you for your compll ments JOE K Scottdale Pa If I were vou I would give my arm as complete a rest as possible for the next three years The only exercise that I would give It would be rowing A rowing machine in the Winter and the real thing when the weather per mitted I certainly should not take up boxing or punching the bag while your shoulder is still weak You must be careful or your ailment will grow to be chronic MRS M TVERSATJ Montreal"! Canada I am sorry you are n I trouble but my business is not, philanthropy I am Bure that there must be some society or Institution In your city to which you can apply for help GORDON ASHLEY Norwood N Y Thank you for the picture but my advice to you Is to take up something else Instead of draw ng for which you don t seem to have much talent MISS F A. S, Rustburg Va I said In one of my previous articles that exercise would both Increase and reduce the weight of a person. I also explained that puzzling state ment by pointing out that exercise tends to bring a person to proper proportions For instance If you weigh too much exercise will make you normal, and vice versa. I think your exercises are excellent for your needs Keep them up Dont cut out any of your meals That Is very foolish, but eat regularly and sen 6ibly Dont gorge yourself Avoid candy puddings pies and rich food and go In hard for swimming. GLADYS A. SIMMS Charleston W Va Do the bend ng o er exer cise that I have described several times in my articles but do it regu BY A M ERR TT men Let Yourself Keiax and Fall Back on Your Heels Inhale a Deep Breath and Then Go Back to the Position in the Other Picture |
