THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 27, 1941.
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A PAGE FOR WOMEN
Slim Thighs For Summer Beauty
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These cserepes will. il prac- faced daily without tail, reduce thighs auf will Rive
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On The Mat You Get!
BACK LYING, ALTERNATE LEG
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Holding onto the sides of her exercising mat, this young lady is CIRCLING Lie 11 your practising the ALTERNATE LEG SWINGING EXERCISE, back, anus at sides. Raise right scribed in to-day's column. She desires alim hips for a new tailleur!
leg and cucle it out to the right Several tinuts, in a wide circle. Bring it back to orginal position
1 was left leg
Circle if out Keeping knees straight swing right Toward the left a wide eircle leg back and forward as a clock You will find several times. Alternate legs in pendulum swings.
toward the right this fashion five times each. Rest that you twist
Swing waist.
your and repeat, or do another exercise, at your and then repeat this one.
leg as high as possible in each di- irection. Rest for a moment. Then STANDING, ALTERNATE LEG, twist toward the left and swing SWINGING: Stand erect grasping the left leg in the same namer. back of a straight chair. Five times for each leg, and then
the
Dowager's Hump
You
lie flat on the floor on your back and rest a moment or two before beginning the next exercise.
THE FAMOUS SCISSORS. Lle on your side on your exercising mat. (If you have no mat use a mattress on the floor or hang on to a heavy bit of furniture as you Your head swing your legs). should be resting on your left arm. Your left hand should grasp the top of the mattress or a piece of heavy furniture. Then raise both legs in the air and scissor them backward and forward as rapidly in rhythm as you can. Keep them n the air until you feel strained, then rest them on the floor, turn over on your other side and re- peat exercise.
This scissor movement is one of thigh reducing and It is difficult to do if you are not limber, so take it easy at first.
When someone called that pad circular movement-keeping your of flesh which forms at the base of hands on shoulder bones. the neck, if one's posture is poor,' should feel a great release of ten- the best for
dowager's hump, it was rightly sion at the base of neck and leg refashioning. named. For nothing can age a woman's appearance so much as that it adds ten years to any woman's age.
It
A dowager's hump comes pri- marily from poor posture. Very young girls acquire une if they slump when they walk and sit. doesn't take long for a roll of flesh to form high on the shoulders, but it takes ages for it to be massaged: away or exercised away!
The business Woman is very likely to acquire a dowager's hump unwittingly, by sitting long hours aver a desk or typewriter in a cramped position. To prevent it from forming one should get up several times a day and go through a few simple corrective movements to relieve the tenseness around the neck and shoulders. If you work in an office or factory, you could practice these movements in the ladies room or during your lunch hour. Housewives should practice them about the middlo of the morning.
These Correct Poor Posture
Try this simple movement right now. Drop your paper, sit erectly in your chair, draw in your ab- domen which automatically raises your chest. Now place your hands on your shoulder bones and raise elbows to shoulder level. Stretch neck upward and push head back so it is even with spine (not bent forward). Holding this position, force your elbows back as far as possible and then forward in a
This diligent beauty demon- strates the ARM SWINGING. ARM BENDING EXERCISE described to-day.
around your shoulder blade area, Thus one exercise nay be done while you sit at your desk or table without attracting too much com- iment!
The three following movements are the fifth of the series prc. sented through the courtesy of the American Woman's Associa- tion:
ARM CIRCLING: Sits on edge of straight chair. Raise arms to shoulder level, hands at chest, palms down as if ready to do the breast stroke in swimming. Make a small circle with arms, forward, up and back. 5 to 10 times; rest and repeat.
ARM SWINGING AND ARM BENDING: Stand erect with faet slightly apart, arms hanging with hands crossed in front of body. This exercise is done to 4 counts. Count 1 fling arms up and Back Count 2-bring arms down to first position, Count 3 - raise arms to bent bent posit’on at chest. Count 4 -lower arms to original, crossed position. Repeat slowly until you get rhythm then do rapidly 15 or 20 times.
PRONE LYING. HEAD AND SHOULDER RAISING; · Lle face downward, hands clasped behind', bock. Ruise head and shoulders toward off floor pulling hands heels, keeping head: straight, chin in. Relax and repeat 15 to 20 timas.
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