T¥.—Tension and Strength Exercises for Reducing The exercises ou¥ined in this article-are the principal ones in the course for reduc not necessary, 098, to point out to, those Dprsons who-have endes jared to apply: cereizes already outlined that to do them without supervi aul than average concentration and will power.
'Those qualities will undoubtedly be less dificult maintain for the average hen it becomes a, question of reducing," oF of keeping' th lim silhouette," explaining. the" underlying Brinlple of the: reducing exoreiaoe Mr. Wiener of the Dhysiologionl tact that a combine: tion of tension and relaxation docs the work, If any part éf the body is relaxed and tension applied to the same part immediately afterwards, body cells find a new demand priced upon them. To meet this they must have additional nourishment and it works out in the end that surplus fat meets the demand. 'A muscle called into strenuous play will, to put it simply, make use of the' surplus fat lying near it or over it, to give it the additional nourishment required. 'Then, allowed to slip back to a relaxed state, after it has been stretched thor: oughly the muscle will require till more nourishment. If the stretching is gone through with again, still more fat comes away. 'Thus' tension, followed by relaxation, followed by tension, literally melts away superfluous fat, in. onder that tension may be felt along the back portion of the leg. (b) Do the same movement sideways, Inve. pointing upwards. (e) Then with each leg, Ten Important Exercises 6.—Diaphram, Abdomen and Pel (4) Lie fiat on the floor, hands clasped under the head, and elbows touching the floor. Lift the body off the: floor until only shoulders, hhoad and heels touch it, (See Tilustration 1.) Counting one, two, quick, as it will be found that the position is difficult to maintain, but it much be kept a smooth movement, not jerky. Do five times.
Still lying on the stomach, lift up the legs, upper part of the: body: remaining flat on the floor, so that the spine is concave. Change quickly, bringing the trank up and keeping the legs flat on the floor. Do this ten times in continuous motion, The contour of the body is improved in a very short this exercise.
(i) Pinally, lie on the back, place the hands. on' the hips as a support, and bring the legs upwards until resting almost on the shoulders, Continue the somersault movement until the knees and legs are well over the head. Bring them back slowly to their straight position in the air. Do five times.
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