. Exercises for ladies; . 79 THE EXERCISE WITH THE ROD. The rod for this purpose should be light,smooth, inflexible, and need not be more thanthree or four feet in length. FIRST EXERCISE. The rod is first grasped near the extremitiesby the two hands, the thumbs being inward.—(See Plate XII, fig. 1.) Without changing the position of the handson the rod, it is then brought to a vertical posi-tion: the right hand being uppermost holds itabove the head, the left is against the lower partof the body. By an opposite movement, the right is loweredand the left raised. This change is executed repeatedl
. Exercises for ladies; . 79 THE EXERCISE WITH THE ROD. The rod for this purpose should be light,smooth, inflexible, and need not be more thanthree or four feet in length. FIRST EXERCISE. The rod is first grasped near the extremitiesby the two hands, the thumbs being inward.—(See Plate XII, fig. 1.) Without changing the position of the handson the rod, it is then brought to a vertical posi-tion: the right hand being uppermost holds itabove the head, the left is against the lower partof the body. By an opposite movement, the right is loweredand the left raised. This change is executed repeatedly and quickly. SECOND EXERCISE. From the first position of the rod, it is raisedover the head; and, in doing so, the closer thehands are, the better will be the effect upon theshoulder.—(Sec Plate XII, fig. 2.) 80 EXERCISE WITH THE ROD. It is afterwards carried behind the back, hold-ing so firmly that no change takes place in theposition of the hands.—(See Plate XII, fig. 3.) This movement is then reversed, to bring
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