Syllabus of physical exercises for schools . ANGING FORWARD. (HiPSFIRM.) c. Breathing. Arm raising sideways. 2. Trunk bending backward, FORWARD and DOWNWARD. (Arms upward stretch.) 3. Alternate arm stretching upward and sideways, for-ward and downward 4. Leg and arm circling. Arm parting,backward, RAISE.) (ToE LUNGE arms forward Prone falliuq. Leg raising^ or. Prone falling. Arm bending. 6. Sideways lunge. (Hips firm.) 7. a. Toe and heel step. (Hands on hips.) b. Tumping or marching with arm stretching forwardand sideways. c. Game or skipping. 8. Breathing. .Arm parting. (Arms forward raise.)


Syllabus of physical exercises for schools . ANGING FORWARD. (HiPSFIRM.) c. Breathing. Arm raising sideways. 2. Trunk bending backward, FORWARD and DOWNWARD. (Arms upward stretch.) 3. Alternate arm stretching upward and sideways, for-ward and downward 4. Leg and arm circling. Arm parting,backward, RAISE.) (ToE LUNGE arms forward Prone falliuq. Leg raising^ or. Prone falling. Arm bending. 6. Sideways lunge. (Hips firm.) 7. a. Toe and heel step. (Hands on hips.) b. Tumping or marching with arm stretching forwardand sideways. c. Game or skipping. 8. Breathing. .Arm parting. (Arms forward raise.) COMMANDS. (Feet—change, 1,2. The back legis brought forward to Attention;then the same leg takes theforward lunge position.) Leg and arm circling, left (right) foot—be^in, i, 2, 3, 4. (Arm circling. The amis are raisedforward and upward; then they arelowered sideways and downward.) (With arm raising forward, left (right)foot backward in toe lunge position—place.) Arm parting by numbers?—I, 2. Feet and arms—change.(Atten—lion.). t See Appendix A. 149 APPENDIX A. SUPPLEAIKXTARY PHYSICAL EXERCISES. ABDOMIXAL EXERCISES. It will be ol:)vi( that these exercises, with the possiljle exceiJtion of thefirst, are inappropriate for girls unless they are wearing suitable gymnasticcostume. I. Trunk falling luickicurd—(kneeling po-sition ). The children first kneel down, and thebod\ is tlien inclined backward from theknees. The spine must not be bent, theback must be straight, and the head mustbe kept in line with the body (sec Fig. 64).This exercise is most easily performedwith the hands in the position of Hipsllrm, and progression may be made byaltering the position of the arms. Commands : Trunk backwakd— upward—raise. Fig. 64. Lyiny—Alternate ley raisiny. The children first lie down on their l)acks, with the heels together. The legs are raised in turn fromthe floor, the knees being keptstraight (see Fig. 65). Thearms may be in the Hipsfirm position, or in


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