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Respiratory 

 Exercises 

 without 

 Movement 

 of Arms. 



iring the arms forward again. This somewhat dillicult 

 ise can be facilitated and made more effective by ri>ing 

 on the toes during tlie act of inhalation, and descending during 

 the act of exhalat i 1 1 . 



course, when out of doors one cannot always take these 

 iSCfl with tin- moveim-nt of tin- anus without attracting 

 attention: under such conditions raise the shoulders, making a 

 rotary backward niovnurnt during the act of inhaling: remain 

 in this jxisition. holding the breath for a few seconds, and then 

 exhale while moving the shoulders forward and downward, 



Flo. 33. Third Breathing Exercise. Flo. 34. Fourth lin-athing Exercise. 



assuming again the normal position. This exercise 

 can easily be taken while walking, sitting, or riding. 



Young girls and boys, and especially those who are pre- 

 di- posed to consumption, often acquire a habit of stooping. 

 To overcome this the following exercise (Fig. 36) is to be recom- 

 mended. The child makes his best effort to stand straight. 

 places his hands'on his hips with the thumbs in front, and then 

 bends slowly backward as far as he can during the act of inhal- 

 ing. He remains in this position for a. few seconds, with- 

 holding the breath, and then rises again somewhat more rapidly 

 during the act of exhalation. 



The following general rule concerning breathing exercises 

 should always be remembered. Commence with tin 



ises (Figs. 32, 33, and 35), and do not begin with the more 

 difficult ones (Figs. 34 and 36) until the former are completely 



