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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.
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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.
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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.
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