. Dr. Evans' How to keep well; . ssary to know the names of the muscles. The motion having been decided on experience teaches just what muscles are to be used to accom-plish it. Having gone over the face muscles next go over those of the neck. For in-stance, draw the head back pulling it vio-lently with the muscles of the back of the neck and pulling violently against these with the muscles of the front. Exercise all the muscles of the neck by pulling hard and slowly with each group opposed by a hard pull from each opposite. The hands, wrists, forearms and arms, legs, chest, back, and abdomina
. Dr. Evans' How to keep well; . ssary to know the names of the muscles. The motion having been decided on experience teaches just what muscles are to be used to accom-plish it. Having gone over the face muscles next go over those of the neck. For in-stance, draw the head back pulling it vio-lently with the muscles of the back of the neck and pulling violently against these with the muscles of the front. Exercise all the muscles of the neck by pulling hard and slowly with each group opposed by a hard pull from each opposite. The hands, wrists, forearms and arms, legs, chest, back, and abdominal muscles are gone over in the same systematic way. Five minutes in the bathroom in the morning while one dresses, and five minutes as one undresses at night will be all that is needed for the home part of the plan. Following it, within a week one can pick out any muscle and exercise it and one can squeeze out as much waste from his biceps by bending his elbow with the triceps pulling opposite as he can by lifting a bag of Fig. 448.—Biceps Muscle as It Ap-pears When Arm Is Bent. THE MUSCLES 1075 The best part of the plan, however, is that as soon as one gets going hedoes not have to bend his limbs to get the exercise or to do anything else thatattracts attention. As one rides in the street car or automobile, sits at hisdesk or does anything else which does not occupy all his mental energy hecan throw his musclesinto tension withoutmoving or giving anyoutward sign. Let the man whogoes home from workin the afternoon loggyand heavy —- perhapssuffering from a head-ache — systematicallypick out and contractall the muscles of hisabdomen and will not only gainfor himself a musclecontrol that will keephis belly flat but hewill flush out thewaste of peripheraltissues, cause himselfto breathe deeper, tothink more clearly andto resist infection bet-ter. Following thisvery simple plan forten minutes in thebathroom at home andfrom time to timeduring the day a mancan bui
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