HOW GENEE KEEPS FIT

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 12, 5 September 1919, Page 4

HOW GENEE KEEPS FIT

Mdlle. Genee writes in" the "Evening News," London:— briefly, my rules for fitness are:—. (1) Moderation in eo.tmg and drinking. (•2) The cultivation of a serene mind. , (J) Plenty of walking and deep breathitig. Shortly I am wring for a holiday to my homeland—to. Denmark—which I have not seen for seven' years; The war has frustrated my intention for a long time, but ,no'w I mean to enjoy some sight-see-ing 'in my nativo land. ', I shall stay with my sister' at her house in Aarhuis. up among the woods, which stand up from the sea. We are Quite close to the bathing, but I may as well sa.v at onco that I am not a sportswoman. 'J.'hp. development of muscle which would result from going In seriously for golf or lawn tennis are denial to a dancer, who must possess flexibility of the arm and tho sense of power, without betraying its presence. To attain the physical fitness which a dancer must possess, my daily life is based on simplicity, exercise, and the pursuit of Varied interests. ] practise every day. Before, giving a public performance, I' practise really hard for, say, three weeks. I rise early, and 'have my morning tea, but I am not n breakfast-eater. For lunch I have coffeo and sandwiches—about' three snnfiwiches. Afternoon tea. I rarely have unless I have visitors; dinner at - 7 o'clock is my one his meal of the day. ] advocate moderation in eating nnd drinking. Personally, I never touch spirits or wines. I am fond of walking, and get as much of it as I can. I believe in hot baths, and not in cold ones. Above all, I am a stroug advocate of deep breathing as the basis of real health.