This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ...the stomach, liver and other organs in the abdominal cavity, and thus stimulates their activity directly, and also indirectly by the influence of the alternations of pressure on the circulation of blood in them. Occupations of civilized life provide exercise for the abdominal muscles less than for any other important ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ...the stomach, liver and other organs in the abdominal cavity, and thus stimulates their activity directly, and also indirectly by the influence of the alternations of pressure on the circulation of blood in them. Occupations of civilized life provide exercise for the abdominal muscles less than for any other important group, and the resulting weakness of these muscles leads to bad posture, displacement of the internal organs, and disease. Group VIII: Lateral Trunk Exercises These are movements in which we bend the trunk laterally, twist it, or incline it sideward, for the purpose of increasing the mobility of the spinal column, improving the posture of the trunk, and stimulating the abdominal organs. Group IX: Running And Jumping Here is the climax of the lesson. The work should be the strongest and most difficult of all. Games, when the space permits, are useful; running, jumping, and the more vigorous fancy steps are the exercises most used. Grade pupils often suffer from lack of exercise of this kind, which they thoroughly enjoy but which teachers are apt to neglect because it leads to some disorder and noise. When the time given to gymnastics is short and the work done in the grade room, it is often best to attempt little more than posture work in Swedish gymnastics, and plan to provide the more vigorous exercises at other times in the form of plays and games. Group X: Stow Leg Movements When a true climax has been reached and the pupils are considerably warmed up, it is necessary to choose exercises that will serve as a gradual descent from the preceding group, so as to avoid the undesirable effects of stopping too suddenly. The exercises usually chosen are like those of group two, but gradually decreasing in vigor. Marching is the most satisfactory exe...
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