Show lr Health Healthy I y Lulu blunt J j K I r YOU'LL EXERCISE AFTER IU TillS THIS So far tar In our reducing course we have talked only of the the followers followers' new term for tor counting calories and and limiting the calories to less than we need being being being be be- ing careful of course that the calories calories cal cal- ories ones we wo do take contain the needed elements for far our proper functioning function function- ing Im I'm presuming that you have havea a a. good g text book on diet giving the thi caloric value of the foods No Now there Is one other thing that thatIs Is Important In any reducing course and that is exercise The majority of us who are overweight are so 90 because of two reasons First we wo- have dally daily consumed a a. little more food than we have needed for our activities and second we have not had enough h physical exercise Have you thought ht of exercise simply as a means of strengthening the muscles That Is but one of the benefits Exercise has a de decIdedly decidedly decidedly de- de beneficial effect on all of th the organs and a certain amount of active physical exercise is Important for all of ot us us reducing reducing- or not Let me explain to you a little of the effects of exercise When muscles are used vigorously the contraction and thickening followed followed fol fol- lowed by the relaxation t cause s an our fc fo fos automatic a pumping p of the blood a and tissue fluids in and out of the cles cles thus Quickening the circulation circulation circulation tion and bringing in fresh tresh arterial blood and sending the tle venus blood containing containing- the waste products on on- ward This of course means means better better bet bet- ter nourishment and better better- elimination elimination elimination nation of the waste of the cells and improvement of ot the tone of the muscles ability to contract quickly when called upon Muscles that are not exercised lose this tone they become flabby and weak Everyone knows that The physical change caused by exercise not only affects the muscles muscles muscles mus mus- cles but the bones to which they are attached This has considerable to do with the development of the bones especially in youth To exercise ex exercise exercise ex- ex the muscles joints are put Into play this exercises them keeps them supple and the strengthened muscles hold them in their normal position Exercises which strengthen strength strength- en the muscles attached to the spinal joints have a great deal to todo todo todo do with correct posture and correct posture Is a big big- factor in maintainIng maintain maintain- Ing normal health because of Its n t big big- part In J keeping the vit 1 I or organs organs organs or- or gans of the chest and abdomen in their proper positions The extra physical activity of the muscles during exercise causes more mor chemical activity with a greater demand for tor oxygen throughout throughout through through- out the body body and more oxygen has to be taken In If through the lungs This is the reason for tor forthe forthe the quickened breathing experienced experienced while exercising This chemIcal chemical chemical chem chem- ical change which takes place Inthe inthe In Inthe the muscles muscles muscles-It It is called internal or tissue respiration respIration causes causes chemical changes throughout the body andall andall and andall all of the organs are stimulated to toa toa toa a greater activity the activity tle nerves heart brain liver and all the glan glands s of Internal secretion In fact every or organ an and tissue of the body Is beneficially stimulated chemIcally chemically chemically chemi chemI- cally as well as physically by wise exercise We Ve cannot cannot- Improve one set of organs without improving the others because all of the organs of the body are Inter One of the reasons for o the formation for for- m mation matlon of gall stones Is iso a a lack of the trunk exercises which will automaticallY automatically automatically au au- au- au massage the liver and gall bladder and keep the bile from stagnating Now do you see sec why it It ItIs is Important important important im Im- im- im to exercise While youre you're reducing unless you are very fat then It may mav be better to get et some of the fat tat off oft from around the heart before attempting any exercise you vou should increase your exercise The up setting exercises should be taken every day If It you have a phonograph yoU vou can exercise exercise exer exer- cise else to music exercising to music is stimulating and more fun Or 1 If you have a radio and d g get up In time you can an can une tune in ind into to tog the radio cla classes ses If It you can join a gymnasium gym Pym- and go regularly and do your dally daily exercises besides I advise advise ad- ad vise lse you to do so It is advisable to have a physical examination before be beginning any severe exercise especially after 4 40 O. O Tomorrow Ill I'll give Ive you some special exercises that I know are good and you can add others to them Tomorrow Tomorrow Exercises Exercises for Health and Reducing Copyright 1926 by the George Matthew Ad Adams ms Service One half million tons o of waste I apples are produced each year ear In Inthe Inthe inthe the United States ir 0 |