DEEP BREATHING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2746, 26 February 1910, Page 4 (Supplement)

DEEP BREATHING.

There aro few girls who would not willingly sacrifice something to have a fine figure and a beautiful complexion, but many of them do not realise that ono of the easiest ways to attain to these things is simply by getting into the habit of breathing properly. Before the habit is formed, it will be necessary to practise breathing exercises daily, until correct deep breathing becomes quite easy and natural. There is only one sacrifice which a girl desiring to improve her figure by practising the deep-breathing exercises must make, and that is to rise half an hour earlier each morning. She must wear something light and loose, so that all her muscles may get full play. The most beneficial exercises are as follows:

First. Stand 1 erect, with heels together and hands by the sides. Rise gradually on the toes, raising the arms over the head, whilst inhaling .deeply but slowly. Hold the breath for a few seconds, then slowly exhale,. lowering the arms and the heels.

. Second. Raise the arms up at the sides until they are at right angles with the side.of the body, inhaling all the time; then, still inhaling, swing the arms from this position to the front, until they are at right angles to the front of the body, and the width of the shoulders apart. While exhaling, the arms should be brought back gradually to the first position. Third. Allow the arms to hang from tho shoulder with the hands together, the thumbs interlaced in front of the. body. Then raise the arms directly overhead, at the same time filling the lungs to their utmost capacity. Hold the arms overhead a minute, then slowly exhale while lowering them.