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Title: Health, strength & power
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Sargent, Dudley Allen, 1849-1924
Subjects: Physical education and training
Publisher: New York, Boston, H. M. Caldwell co
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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HEALTH, STRENGTH, AND POWER Exercise 27SIGNAL STATION Position — Stand erect, with heels together, and thehands resting upon the hips, as shown in Fig. 5 3A. Movement — Straighten the right arm outward and up-ward to the extended position over the head, at thesame time elevate the left leg sideward to the ex-tended position shown in Fig. 53B. Lower theleg and arm and repeat. Elevate the left arm andright leg. See Fig. 54. Times — 15 — 30 — 60. Eate per minute, 20 — 40 —60. Caution — Raise and lower the arm and leg simultane-ously, and keep both as straight as possible. Inlowering the arm, have the hand come down to thethigh and not to the hip. Parts Affected — Muscles of natural and forced respira-tion put on the stretch, and side diameters of thelower chest increased; the muscles of the middleshoulder and abductors of the thighs are broughtmost prominently into action. 218
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HEALTH, STRENGTH, AND POWER Exercise 28FURLING SAIL Position — Stand with the feet twenty-four inches apart,with the legs bent at the knee, the body bent for-ward, the right fist touching the floor, and the leftfist at the junction of the left hip and thigh, asshown in Fig. 55. Movement — Pull the right fist up to the right hip,raising the body nearly to an upright position asyou do so, then immediately extend the left fist tothe floor while the right fist remains at the hip, asshown in Fig. 56. Repeat. Times — 20 — 40 — 80. Rate per minute, 20 — 40 —60. Caution — The knees are bent with every downwardmovement and straightened with every upwardmovement, the arms and body acting simultaneouslywith the legs. Parts Affected — The principal part of the work in thisexercise is brought to bear upon the extensors of thelegs and lower back, though the muscles of thearms, posterior shoulder, upper back, neck, androtators of the trunk on the pelvis come in forconsiderable acti

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