Show Me and My Shadow I s the Theme of Young v Stars Star's Ten-Minute Ten Exercises for Lovely Figure By ALICIA HART Speaking of streamlining beauty techniques techniques singing singing and dancing star Mar Lois January has a sequence sequence sequence se se- quence of exercises which slice the daily dally dozen time nicely By doing these for Just ten minutes per morning she says she manages manages manages man man- ages to keep peace between en herself herself herself her her- self and her shadow The shadow is important Lois starts her routine by taking a shadow test She stands in front of a neutral-colored neutral wall a strong light behind her and observes observes ob ob- ob- ob s serves her figure Any bulges any heaviness or padding on the arms thighs midsection Its the most exacting test and the quickest challenge you youcan can find she told me Mirrors Mirrors Mir Mir- Mirrors us by reflecting the becoming color of our skin Shadow tells the simple truth about our actual lines The silhouette wisdom of this popular star of the screen and radio and now Broadways Broadway's High i Kickers is hand first-hand ence stuff Lois Is just five feet four inches tall every extra pound shows And she wasn't born slim In six months she took off 20 pounds She did it with diet supervised by a physician physician physician phys phys- ician and exercise It took both to get the extra weight off she reported and it takes conscientious exercise to keep them off Keep Fit At And Supple Her exercises will keep the sized right-sized woman fit and supple supple supple sup sup- too They go like this Sit on the floor with knees straight legs extended well apart Raise your arms in front of you elbows stiff to shoulder height Now bend forward as asfar asfar asfar far as possible letting arms stretch and push between feet trying to make your head touch the floor Return to position and repeat C Continue three min mn- utes Now stretch on the floor Ly- Ly u 4 y zy s w C Y V M WOe C Cr r 3 4 J. J Faithful to the shadow test means faithful to corrective exercises Lois believes especially when you have a streamlined routine Here she is beginning one of her ten-minutes-a-day ten sequences Seated thus she bends forward from hips conditioning derriere and abdomen ing flat on your back arms ex extended extended ex- ex tended at sides straight out from shoulders knees straight and feet together Bend the left leg up till the knee touches the chest and again T S-T-R-E-T-C-H. t kA k A 4 4 c ca J a s tf a Li 0 4 Fy g 1 sg a t.- t. 3 r r J yam r H 4 x a R RF F Severest figure test surest challenge challenge challenge chal chal- lenge and spur to your daily dozen is the shadow test says Actress Lois January demon demon- strafing She stands beside a tinted neutral-tinted wall and checks her silhouette Mirrors flatter you she thinks by reflecting pleasant surface qualities Keep the right foot on the floor t toe e pointing Then return to original position position position tion and reverse bending right leg up and stretching Continue for about three minutes You will feel this flattening your tummy The Over All-Over Pull Exercise Last is the over all pull In two parts Stand tand with feet about 18 inches apart Raise arms straight overhead and lock the thumbs together Then reach and stretch with every very inch of your stature Now lean leanto leanto leanto to the left letting hands unlock unlock unlock un un- lock and swing freely Return to upright stretching position and reverse bending to the right Repeat five times and try the second half Stretch hands aloft and stretch as in the foregoing and bend to the left But this time clasp the ankle with the hands and bring head down to touch the left knee Come up to original position slowly keeping keeping keeping keep keep- ing knees straight all aU the while Reverse bending right Repeat five times Time four minutes Do Exercises With Ginger The last one Is strenuous Ill I'll admit But the routine that cuts your workout time and remains effective naturally must be bedone bedone bedone done with some ginger Lois maintains a quick rhythm easily because she's trained to it in dancing on the stage And there is a a. a cue cue to any woman who finds it difficult to develop a good swift pace Try it with music which has a fast-enough fast rhythm It will carry you along and make the routine more pleasant |