Ten minutes' exercise for busy men; a complete course in physical education (1916) (14762221441)

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Title: Ten minutes' exercise for busy men; a complete course in physical education
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Gulick, Luther Halsey, 1865- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Physical education and training Calisthenics
Publisher: New York, American sports publishing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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they areinferior to the exercises in this drill for purposes of build-ing up vigor and manliness. One of the most vigorous claims of some of these schools,namely, that the heart particularly is benefited by theirwork, is false, lor I have had case after case of men whosehearts have been injured by taking the correspondenceschools work when they were not in condition for it. The exercises in this pamphlet are recommended withthe confidence of long, successful use. The results securedare better than those possible from the correspondenceschool work in the specific directions mentioned. Therehas been an expressed desire for added variety; accord-ingly my associate, Mr. Hepbron, has prepared similarexercises to be taken with simple apparatus—wands,dumb-bells, chest-weights and Indian clubs—and I hopethat equally good results will be secured from theseadditional drills, LUTHER H. GULICK, M.D. SPALDIN(rS ATHLETIC LIBRARl, This MINUTES EXERCISE FORBUSY MEN FREE WORK PLATE I.—FREE WORK.
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SPAI.D.NO-G ATTTT.ETIC LIBRARY. 9 PLATE I.—FREE WORK. To be taken on rising. Jump out of bed; strip. If the floor is cold, put on apair of thick, warm stockings. No. I.—ARM CIRCLES.Ten times. Fill your lungs before each exercise; arms at side onlevel with shoulders; describe a circle one foot in diameterwith the arms while they are in this position; ten circlesin five seconds. Rest a second; repeat exercise; rest; repeat; keep onuntil you have repeated five times. Put lots of snap into your work; breathe deep fiveseconds. Take in all the air you can; let out all the airyou can. Xo. 2.—STATIONARY RUN. At the rate of fifteen steps in five seconds. One minute.Breathe deep ten seconds. No. .^—TWISTER. Ten times each way, thirty seconds.Keep your feet together. Dont bend your knees; bendyour waist; dont be afraid, it wont break.Get way down on each side.Breathe deep five seconds. No. 4.—KNEADER.Thirty times, thirty seconds. First one leg, and then the other; squeeze hard; workfastenminutesexerci01guli