Hand-book of calisthenics and gymnastics : a complete drill-book for schools, families, and gymnasiums : with music to accompany the exercises . ghthupward motion, the command, Left,will be given, and the student will in-stantly take his position to the left,by sustaining the weight of the bodyupon the point of the right foot, andextending the left leg and foot to theleft, when eight upward and downwardmotions will be made with the front ofthe left foot. If the student find ittoo difficult, he will not at first be re-stricted to the point of the sustainingfoot. In connection with the move-ment
Hand-book of calisthenics and gymnastics : a complete drill-book for schools, families, and gymnasiums : with music to accompany the exercises . ghthupward motion, the command, Left,will be given, and the student will in-stantly take his position to the left,by sustaining the weight of the bodyupon the point of the right foot, andextending the left leg and foot to theleft, when eight upward and downwardmotions will be made with the front ofthe left foot. If the student find ittoo difficult, he will not at first be re-stricted to the point of the sustainingfoot. In connection with the move-ments of this position, which take placesimply by means of the ankle joint,there should be also an energetic bending and stretching of the the muscles of the shin and calf, as well as the lower part ofthe thigh, and the foot, are brought into play. No. 199.—Second Movements {Front)—Right. The remainingcommands, and the number, order, and kind of motions, are the sameas in No. 198 ; but first the right leg, and then the left, are extendedfront, inclining toward the floor at an angle of nearly 45 degrees, in-stead of to the Fig. 95. 1 Movements.—At first, the stu-dent will find it difficult to keep hisbalance while executing the move-ments of this Series, especially thoseof No. 200 ; but he must learn to doso without leaning upon any thing,because otherwise a great part of theeffect of the compound working islost. This very endeavor to keepones balance and the upright posi-tion of the body, calls into action many muscles, and is one of the aimsof the exercise. The movements side-wise, and forward and backward, re-quire the working of the muscularparts all round, and from all sides ofthe hips. They also have an effectupon all the muscles of the legs andfeet; for the leg, apparently so im-movable, has enough to do to main-tain the equilibrium of the body,menaced from so manv sides. LEG AND FOOT EXERCISE. 219 Second Position. No. 200. Second—Posi-tion. This pos
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