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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (May 31, 1959)
...m.. J Get in shape for the swim season by Bonnie Prudden Director. i..;tui. i, r. wm. pt;-. n- v as told to Curtis Mitchell Bonnie Prudden is one of America'. leadmg ho",i" " picl uness. Appointed three year, ago by the Wh,.e House to the Preside..!', Committee on Youth F.tness, she .s also itness consultant or the National Broadcasting Company and appear, each Thursday morning o NBC. ""ZL Zok " This month, her latest book, "Bonnie Prudden , F.t..e Book, is being published by Ronald Press. 14 FIRST WEIK : uiork on hips and thigh.. J?. . . . uj. J knwx hrine one knee up to the Repeat eight times with the right log. e.ght times w.th the left. Next sit on floor, legs extended before you. right leg outward until the little toe touches the , Bow. Rotate your foot inward then move it across the left leg lead .ng w.t J, keep twisting the leg inward until the big toe route it back to the right, swing your r.ght leg back he srt tion. and rest. Repeat this twisting exerc.se e.ght t.mes w.th Oh, and walk whenever you gci SECOND WEEK : uork on hip, and thighs, and add the .houtder, This is a four-step movement 1- Shrug , your , shouMers up toyour ears hard. 2. Drop your shoulders ana - - your back, bringing the backs of your hands together 4. Straighten up. throw your shoulders back and down, chest up and forward. Repeat the series four times. eleght ann to the side and dcr. palm down. Turn the 'LTB the your arm as far as they will go, '"s - - , vement rotation, turning arm and hand back to the limit and feel th move elevating the chest Do the same with the left arm. E.ght forward backward rolls for each arm. And keep walking. . m hivt ,hjgh., .houlder., and nou. add u,ork on the waistline THIRD WEEK : continue work on (lip,, tnig'. This exercise involves two separate cements. Snd up the feet about 24 inches apart, arms held straight 0"'ulders level While keeping the lower part of the body Ull and try , streU the upper part of the body 1 "J, d.saPPointed if the torso barely move,. Keep trying ) to each side, no matter how much or how little f ur J"" lefu Next while keeping the lower body still. X nTaTyoTsvlg then right, with the head and eyes ""'"g p" aVnd a mid! around and back. Hold your head up. Thos is a kidney twuter .iff wrecker, very good medicine for you, inside and out And walk. 9 111 FOURTH WEEK: slip into your uim tuit and note the result.. You feel alive! You are over flowing with energy and ready for any adventure. You look alive! Your bulges have moved around to the right places. (Whether you have lost a few pounds is not nearly as important as their strategic re distribution.) You are alive. A young stu dent who took this course last year came to me one Monday morning after a week end at the ' shore. 'Thanks for making me over." she said, stars shining in her eyes. "I used to flap along the beach like a tired penguin, but this year, with every step I feel that something 'interesting' is happening." This can happen to you, too. Something interesting and wonderful always happens when a woman discovers the beauty of her own body. This comes with exercise and fitness, which are the secret ingredients of physical happiness. 7 Family Wkl. M II. IK M.. . i ! ' 1 '
