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Hatha Yoga: The Yogi Philosophy of Physical Well-Being1918
desired result. Do this several times, and you will feel that the forearm has
been greatly exercised, although you have used no violent motion, and
have used no apparatus. Try this plan on several parts of the body, making
some muscular motion in order to get the attention there, and you will
soon acquire the knack, so that when you go through any ordinary simple
exercise you will do this almost automatically. In short, when you exercise,
realize what you are doing and what you are doing it for, and you will get
the result. Put life and interest into your exercise, and avoid the listless,
mechanical manner of going through the motions, so common in physical
culture exercises. Put some “fun” into it, and enjoy it. In this way both mind
and body obtain a benefit, and you will leave your exercise with a splendid
glow and thrill such as you have not experienced for many a day.
In our next chapter we give a few simple exercises, which if followed will
give you all the movements necessary to exercise your entire body, bringing
every part into play, strengthening every organ, and making you not only
well developed, but straight and erect as an Indian, and as supple and quick
of movement as an athlete. These exercises are taken in part from some
of the Oriental movements, adapted for Western use, combined with a
number of motions which have found favor with the physical trainers of the
armies of Europe and America. These army physical directors have studied
the Oriental movements, and have adopted such of them as suited their
purpose, and have succeeded in forming a series of movements, which
while very simple and easily performed in a few minutes, are capable of
accomplishing as much for a man or woman as many elaborate courses and
systems of physical culture which are sold at high prices. Do not let the
simplicity and brevity of this system cause you to undervalue it. It is just the
thing you have been looking for, with all the unnecessary features “trimmed
off.” Try the exercises for a while, before you make up your mind about
them. They will practically “make you over” physically, if you will take the
time and trouble to put them into faithful practice.