Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-08-02 | Page 7 | Practice Moderation

I t PRACTICE MODERATION II y By HUGH S. S CUMMING GUMMING Surgeon General United States Public Health Service Riding on horseback Is a good form of ot exercise and Is especially beneficial in stimulating the gastroIntestinal gastrointestinal gastrointestinal gastro gastro- intestinal tract The rhythmic vi vibration vibration vibration vi- vi bration seems to be of ot benefit to muscles and Internal organs Swimming is also a good exercise It brings into all of the muscles of ot the body A temperature temperature temperature tempera tempera- ture below 65 degrees Fahrenheit is usually too cold for swimming One should swim slowly and easily and and breathe regularly The breast stroke e or a slow are good strokes to use The crawl stroke while it is perhaps perhaps per per- perhaps haps best for speed swimming cannot cannot cannot can can- not usually be maintained with ease for any length of time except by trained athletes Halt Half an hour is quite long enough to remain In the water and one should not stand around In his wet bathing suit and get chilled but butA A v should dress immediately after coming out of the water There are many outdoor sports which can be indulged in as recreation recreation recreation rec rec- and used as exercise Golf tennis and handball are familiar and p popular pular games One can get much or little exercise from golf golt according to the rapidity with which he covers the course and the number of holes that are played Tennis and handball are much more vigorous games For the average average average av av- av- av man three sets of ot singles in tennis or three games of ot handball are generally sufficient exercise If taken daily dally After 45 years of age the average man should not play singles in tennis or handball Doubles Dou Dou- Doubles bles however can be indulged in up to very much later In life One should differentiate between the foregoing and similar games when employed as a healthful exercise exercise ex ex- and when played in m sharp competition Do not attempt too much A