Keeping Fit All the Way eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 109 pages of information about Keeping Fit All the Way.

Keeping Fit All the Way eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 109 pages of information about Keeping Fit All the Way.
Table of Contents
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Start of eBook1
INTRODUCTION1
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN’S CREED1
Part I1
CHAPTER I1
NATURE A HARD MISTRESS2
THE VICIOUS CIRCLE2
AS THE YEARS GO ON2
THE REMEDY3
WHAT WORRY DOES4
AMERICANITIS4
THE PRICE OF SUCCESS5
CHAPTER II6
THE VALUE OF EXERCISE7
PREPARING FOR EMERGENCIES7
FROM A FAMOUS PHYSICIAN’S NOTE-BOOK8
THE ROAD TO EFFICIENCY9
A WINTER VACATION9
THE GOSPEL OF FRESH AIR10
UNLEARNED LESSONS11
CHAPTER III11
THE SPIRIT OF YOUTH11
ECONOMIC LOSSES12
WARNING EXAMPLES13
PHYSICAL FITNESS A VITAL FACT13
CHAPTER IV14
THE SENIOR SERVICE CORPS14
THE BASIC IDEA14
COMMUNITY PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT15
AN OUTLINE OF THE SYSTEM16
INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP ACTION17
WORK AND HYGIENE18
WATER, WALKING, AND FOOD19
A MODEL DIETARY19
HYGIENIC CURE-ALLS20
FRESH AIR20
THE VALUE OF DEEP BREATHING21
CHAPTER V21
THE ORGANIZATION21
TO THE LEADER22
GIVING THE COMMANDS22
STEPS AND MARCHINGS23
FORWARD—­MARCH!23
DOUBLE TIME—­MARCH!24
TO THE REAR—­MARCH!24
COMPANY—­HALT!24
MARK TIME—­MARCH!24
CHANGE STEP—­MARCH!24
RIGHT—­FACE!24
ABOUT—­FACE!24
COUNT—­OFF!24
THE SETTING-UP EXERCISES24
Arms Cross (Ready-Cross!)25
Arms Stretch (Ready-Stretch!)25
Arms Reach (Ready-Reach!)26
Arms Bend (Ready-Bend!)26
Body Prone (Ready-Bend!)26
Balancing (Ready-Balance!)26
Stride Position (Ready-Stride!)27
Wall Balance (Ready-Bend!)27
Stepping (Ready-Step!)27
Running in Place (Mark Time—­March!)27
Body-turning (Ready-Cross!  Ready-Turn!)28
Heel-raising (Ready-Rise!)28
GROUP EXERCISES28
No. 5.  Attention! (Cross-Crouch!)30
FOOTNOTES: 30
CHAPTER VI30
FIRST DAY30
SECOND DAY30
THIRD DAY31
FOURTH DAY31
SIXTH DAY31
SEVENTH DAY32
EIGHTH DAY32
NINTH DAY32
TENTH DAY33
Part II33
A CONDENSED SYSTEM OF EITHER GROUP OR INDIVIDUAL SETTING-UP EXERCISES33
CHAPTER VII33
A MODERN PHYSICAL SYSTEM34
OUT-OF-DATE IDEAS34
OLD-TIME FALLACIES35
A PERFECTLY USELESS STUNT35
PENNY-WISE AND POUND-FOOLISH36
NATURE’S PROCESS36
TIME THE GREAT ELEMENT36
ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES37
MODERN PHYSICAL EDUCATION38
SLACKING IN SETTING-UP DRILLS38
A CALL FOR WORK THAT WILL COUNT39
THE BIG PROBLEM40
THE NEED FOR A CONDENSED SYSTEM OF CALISTHENICS40
A REASONABLE PROGRAM41
CHAPTER VIII41
WORRY AND FEAR42
THE FATAL MISTAKE42
SOMETHING OUT OF A BOTTLE43
CONSERVING THE PRESIDENT’S HEALTH43
FLEXING EXERCISES44
THE UNPLEASANT SELF-AWAKENING45
WHY MEN DON’T KEEP FIT46
CHAPTER IX46
A SHORTHAND METHOD46
HEALTH MAXIMS47
CHAPTER X47
GROUP I48
HEALTH MAXIMS49
CHAPTER XI49
HEALTH MAXIMS51
FOOTNOTES: 51
CHAPTER XII51
HEALTH MAXIMS53
CHAPTER XIII53
HEALTH MAXIMS55
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