. Physical training for business men; basic rules and simple exercises for gaining assured control of the physical self. Exercises and bringing the elbows smartly and well backover the hips, forearms horizontal, palms this position make a quick thrustforward, arms horizontal on a level with theshoulders and palms downward. In strikingout to the second position one should usereal striking vim, as if the head of an archenemy were in exact range. On recoveringto the first position the elbows should bebrought smartly back. Repeat the combinedmovement briskly fifteen or twenty times,inhalin
. Physical training for business men; basic rules and simple exercises for gaining assured control of the physical self. Exercises and bringing the elbows smartly and well backover the hips, forearms horizontal, palms this position make a quick thrustforward, arms horizontal on a level with theshoulders and palms downward. In strikingout to the second position one should usereal striking vim, as if the head of an archenemy were in exact range. On recoveringto the first position the elbows should bebrought smartly back. Repeat the combinedmovement briskly fifteen or twenty times,inhaling as the fists are shot forward andexhaling as the elbows are brought back. Long before the required number of move-ments has been completed the area of physi-cal benefit will have been detected by thestudent. This work is corrective, in the firstplace, of any tendency to stooped practice in this work every day isbound to produce straight, square-set shoul-ders. The rhomboid muscles between theshoulder blades receive plenty of develop-ment work. The muscles across the chest arealso well Fig. 5—Forward Thrust of Arms. 63 The First Set of Exercises 65 This is one of the exercises that the studentmay carry with him through the day. Whenone has been at work at an ofBce desk so longthat he is conscious of a strong wish forchange of position, it is a simple matter toopen a window and perform this exercisethirty or forty times, next closing the windowand walking the length of the room beforereturning to the desk. In a day of variedactivities there are many chances for using afew of these brisk thrusts and by correct, deep inbreathingof pure air it will act as a restorative fromfatigue. Another movement of value is shown inFigure Number Six. This supplements thebenefits derived from the exercise just de-scribed. Bring the arms up from the sides,with the upper arms horizontal on the planeof the shoulders and resting the finger tipson
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