. Tensing exercises. FIG. 7 SPALDINGS ATHLETIC LIBRARY. DIAPHRAGMATIC Sec Fig. y. Draw around you an imaginary, elastic belt. Span as much ofthe waist as possible. Inhale slowly and fully, exerting an equalpressure front, sides and back. Check the movement a moment,then slowly expel all the air possible, the hands following the re-laxing of the waist muscles. You wmII observe that this is a combination of the three formsof exercises previously given. After gaining perfect control ofthe abdominal, intercostal and dorsal breathing, then, in all exer-cises requiring deep brerthing
. Tensing exercises. FIG. 7 SPALDINGS ATHLETIC LIBRARY. DIAPHRAGMATIC Sec Fig. y. Draw around you an imaginary, elastic belt. Span as much ofthe waist as possible. Inhale slowly and fully, exerting an equalpressure front, sides and back. Check the movement a moment,then slowly expel all the air possible, the hands following the re-laxing of the waist muscles. You wmII observe that this is a combination of the three formsof exercises previously given. After gaining perfect control ofthe abdominal, intercostal and dorsal breathing, then, in all exer-cises requiring deep brerthing. use the latter fo:-m—the belt. FIG. 8. SPALUINGS ATHLETIC LIBRARY. ACTIVE AND PASSIVE CHEST. Sec Figs. 8 and Q. By an a^^-ri/e chest. I mean that the chest should be raised toits highest petition iiiusciilarly; i. e., independent!}^ of the breath-ing—purely a muscular exercise; the passive chest being a com-plete relaxinj^ of the muscles. I am not ^ti advocate of clavicular breathing to the extent ofthe raising or the clavicle (collar bone). All breathing shouldbegin at the waist (diaphragm) and then extend upward, butzvithout lifting flic upper chest. The mobility of the chest can be obtained and retained by mus-cular acton—active to passive, passive to active, etc., and by ex-ercising the shoulder, back and chest muscles as hereinafter indi-cated SPALDINGS ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 25 FOREARMS AND FINGERS. Sec Figs. 10 and ii. With the arms full length hanging at side, open and shut thefingers alternately. This should he done very slowly and pow-erfully as if resisting an opposing force. Extend the fingers and
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