SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 
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b) Body balanced on legs coming up 
straight from ankles. 
c) Shoulders easy under ears. 
This gives a straight line from top of head through 
shoulders and hips to between ankles. 
General Rules 
Stretch to the very tips of your middle fingers — stretch- 
ing makes your muscles flexible. 
Breathe in as arms rise and out as they fall. 
Stand tall. 
Sit tall. 
Remember the straight line that comes from the top 
of your head down to between your ankles. 
Keep limber, don’t let your knees grow stiff. 
Sit crosslegged on the floor. Sit on your heels. 
Rise without help from your hands. 
The Exercises 
New tune up: begin by repeating each exercise four 
times ; then increase to 8, 12, or 16 ; never more than 16. 
1. Stretch arms down (fig. 1). Swing them forward 
and stretch up and slightly forward (fig. 2), breath- 
ing deep. Let them fall breathing out. Do this 
slowly counting, up 1 down 2. 
2. From (fig. 1) swing arms forward and up (fig. 2) 
and out to side stretch (fig. 3) coming to full deep 
breath and stretch as far as you can — count 3. Up 
1 — side 2 — down 3 — breathing out. Don’t hurry, 
take time to breathe deep. 
3. Stretch arms down, without bending anywhere. Two 
counts ; down 1 — relax 2. 
4. From arms down (fig. 1) to side stretch (fig. 3), 
Two counts ; to side 1 — down 2. This may be done 
quickly with vigor. 
5. From side stretch palms up to upward stretch (fig, 
2) — two counts — up 1 — side 2. 
