Identifier: healthstrengthpo00sarg (find matches)
Title: Health, strength & power;
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Sargent, Dudley Allen, 1849-1924
Subjects: Physical education and training
Publisher: New York, Dodge
Contributing Library: Mugar Memorial Library, Boston University
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston University

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oth legs bent at the knee, body inclined obliquelyforward to the left, with right fist at right groin andleft forearm on left thigli just above the knee. SeeFig. 59. Movement — From this position swing the left arm di-rectly upward and backward, inclining the head andtrunk backward at the same time and allowing theright fist to rest upon the upper part of the rightthigh. See Fig. 60. Swing the left arm forward anddownward to the starting position and repeat themovement. Keverse the position of the arms andtrunk and swing the right arm upward. Times — 15 — 30 — 60. Eate per minute, 10 — 20 —30. Caution — In taking this exercise, clench the hands,make the muscles of the arm tense, and swing thetrunk and extended arm upward and downwardtogether. Parts Affected — Stretches the muscles of the chest,abdomen, and waist, opening up the thorax andincreasing the breathing capacity. The muscles ofthe shoulders, neck, back, arms, and legs all do gooddevelopmental work. 224 F/^,^0.
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HEALTH, STRENGTH, AND POWER Exercise 31THROWING THE LASSO Position — Stand with the feet about twenty-four inchesapart, with the left arm across the back, the rightarm above the liead, and the weiglit of the bodythrown od to the right leg, as shown in Fig. 61. Movement — From this position, swiug the nglit handand arm backward from left to right in a large circleabove the head, swaying the body a little at thesame time. At the end of every five or six turns,swing the right arm upward and forward, turningthe body to the left, and throwing the weight anto the left leg, as shown in Fig. 62. Try the sameexercise with the left arm. Times — 5 — 10 — 20. Eate per minute, 2 — 4 — 8. Parts Affected — The muscles of the arms, shoulders,upper chest, and back. The muscles on the sidesand front of the abdomen, and the front of the thighsand calves. 226

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