Show THESE EASY TO TO-DO TO EXERCISES K KEEP FIRST LADY FIT Routine Suggested For Every Da Day By Mrs Roosevelt By MARIAN YOUNG Mrs Franklin D. D Roosevelt walks like a muc much younger woman than she is and wears clothes exceptionally exceptionally exceptionally well because she has kept her figure supple agile youthful The The first lady mounts a horse borse easily gracefully When she walks Its It's with witha a free light tread tread never never nevera a stilted or plodding gait She swims well even though she did not learn very young She has m managed to keep in form through the years She does up setting-up exercises exercises exercises ex ex- ex- ex designed especially to keep the body muscles pliant According to William H. H Cranker whose opinions on matters pertainIng pertaining pertaining pertain pertain- ing to exercise diet and health habits Mrs Roosevelt values these I Iare are the type of ot up setting-up exercises I Ithe the first lady approves In fact in Mr Cr Cranker's own own words here I Iare are directions for tor doing them Stand erect with heels together head up chest high stomach in backbone straight Now stretch upward reaching for the ceiling with your hands putting your weight on your toes Reach Reach Reach-reach reach really stretch Then bring arms down to the sides Repeat 10 times Raise arms to shoulder level palms palm's together Swing arms straight back keeping them even with shoulders shoulders shoulders ders but forcing them back as far faras faras faras as possible and at the same time coming up on toes Lower heels and bring arms to front again This should be done vigorously rapidly Repeat 10 times Dont Don't Rest Incidentally there should be be no pause between these exercises Begin Begin Begin Be Be- gin with the first and proceed rapIdly rapIdly rap rap- idly resting after the eighth one has been repeated the tenth time Now for the third routine Hold hands in front of you at shoulder level thumbs touching Then bend torso forward swinging arms back as far as possible This is good for waistline neck chest chestand chestand chestand and arm muscles Spread legs wide apart Raise arms to shoulder level at sides Turn upper half halt of the body to the right as far as it will go Then to o the left Repeat rapidly Bring arms back to shoulder level sides at-sides position Bend from the waistline to the right then to the left Combination Exercise The sixth is a combination bending bending bending bend bend- ing and stretching exercise It will do a good deal to keep flesh firm firmand firmand firmand and muscles supple Stand with legs wide apart Reach upward as high as possible Clasp thumbs high over head Really stretch the body upward Keeping thumbs tightly clasped touch right toes Back to first position then touch left toes Go back to position pool pool- tion lion after each bend but do not pause before you begin the next The seventh begins with legs wide apart and thumbs clasped high above head Bending forward swing arms down between legs keeping thumbs tightly clasped and reaching toward a spot on the floor behind you End with a breathing exercise Simply stand with heels together head up back straight hands on hips Inhale deeply through the nose filling chest and diaphragm with good fresh air and gradually coming up on toes as you do so Exhale just as vigorously through the mouth coming down on the heels at the same time |