Walking.
To derive the greatest benefit fro?> walking, it is necessary to hold up th> head; keep the mouth closed, arid mov briskly ; it is in these circumstam e walking is- really good for us Walking erect not only adds to th> manliness of appearance, but it deve lops the chestand promotes the general health in a high degree, because tbi lungs, being relieved of the pressure made by leaning the head down ware and bending the chest in, admit th. air fully and freely. If an effort of th mind is made to throw the shoulderback, a feeling of fatigue and awk wardness first experienced, but this is soon forgotten. To maintain an erect position, or to recover it when ?<OS in a manner which is at once natural, easy, and efficient, it is only necessary to walk habitually with the eyes fixed on an object ahead a little higher'ttun your own —the top of a man’s hat, for example—or simply keep the chin a little above a horizontariine. \
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Te Aroha News, Volume XIV, Issue 2128, 16 July 1898, Page 3
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170Walking. Te Aroha News, Volume XIV, Issue 2128, 16 July 1898, Page 3
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