Primary Gymnastics: The Basis of Rational Physical Development

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Methuen & Company, Limited, 1925 - Gymnastics - 148 pages
 

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Page 9 - ... in carriage, thought, and character. THE WORK, for the sake of convenience, can be divided into the following groups, according to whether it has to solve the practical problems of faults or remedy the deficiencies of development in the limbs or trunk : I. Class Arrangement. II. Exercises for the Legs. III. Exercises for the Arms. IV. Exercises for the Neck. V. Lateral Exercises. VI. Abdominal Exercises. VII. Dorsal Exercises. VIII. Marching and Running. IX. Vaulting and Agility Exercises. If...
Page 33 - Left heel will be released from the floor, so that at the full extent of the stride the ball of the Left foot and the heel of the Right foot will be touching the floor.
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Page 122 - After a run and a strong take off the pupil jumps forward-upward in a curve ; the hip joints may be slightly bent, or stretched. He lands on his hands ; the arms yield slightly and immediately push off so as to help in swinging the body round.
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