CONTENTS.
William Blaikie
CHAP.
PAGE
Do we inherit Shapely Bodies?
9
Half-built Boys
23
Will Daily Physical Exercise for Girls pay?
42
Is it too late for Women to begin?
57
Why Men should Exercise daily
74
Home Gymnasiums
91
The School the true Place for Children's Physical Culture
104
What a Gymnasium might Be and Do
117
Some Results of Brief Systematic Exercise
138
Work for the Fleshy, the Thin, the Old
154
Half-trained Firemen and Police
177
Special Exercise for any given Muscles
199
a.
To Develop the Leg below the Knee
200
b.
Work for the Front of the Thigh
208
c.
To Enlarge the Under Thigh
214
d.
To Strengthen the Sides of the Waist
215
e.
The Abdominal Muscles
218
f.
Counterwork for the Abdominal Muscles
224
g.
To Enlarge and give Power to the Loins
227
h.
Development above the Waist
228
i.
Filling out the Shoulders and Upper Back
230
j.
To obtain a good Biceps
233
k.
To bring up the Muscles on the Front and Side of the Shoulder
236
l.
Forearm Work
237
m.
Exercises for the Triceps Muscles
238
n.
To Strengthen and Develop the Hand
241
o.
To Enlarge and Strengthen the Front of the Chest
243
p.
To Broaden and Deepen the Chest itself
245
What Exercise to take Daily
252
a.
Daily Work for Children
253
b.
Daily Exercise for Young Men
273
c.
Daily Exercise for Women
276
d.
Daily Exercise for Business Men
278
e.
Daily Exercise for Consumptives
283
Appendix
I.
291
"II.
291
"III.
292
"IV.
292
"V.
293
"VI.
294
"VII.
295
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