SPECIAL EXERCISES 87 



the abdominal muscles. When the abdomen is 

 weak exercise No. 7 should be used alone, Nos. 8 

 and 9 being used when the muscles become harder 

 and more capable. 



Lie flat on the back, hands at side, feet 

 together. Slowly raise the right leg to the ver- 

 tical, slowly put it down and repeat with the left. 

 Continue until you begin to feel tired. 



Exercise No. 8. Take the position as in No. 7. 

 Slowly lift both legs, keeping them rigidly 

 extended and the feet together, to the vertical, 

 slowly letting them down again. Continue until 

 you begin to feel tired. 



This may tire a child in two or three motions 

 at first. It is excellent for a soft, protruding, or 

 flabby abdomen. 



Exercise No. 9. Place the feet under a bar or 

 under the edge of a heavy piece of furniture; 

 take a position as in No. 8, and slowly raise the 

 body, keeping the back straight, to a vertical 

 position, slowly going down again. Continue till 

 tired. 



The Sides 



These exercises, of course, affect the main 

 abdominal muscles as much as they do the sides 

 — so called. 



Exercise No. 10. This is a "quick-motion" 

 exercise. Lean forward with arms hanging down 



