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Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 July 1939, Page 4

For Women who want a Shapely Figure - -- BUMP YOUR BULGES OFF O/HENEVER three or more streamlined ladies get ||| •g, a, c't''y ; FC ’ ’ together nowadays, in privacy, it’s a ten-to-one bet that within five minutes they are comparing exercises. Men may > A hang on to their time-honoured query, “‘Have you heard this one?’’ A *' but with smart women it’s “Have you seen this one? It’s a marvel. Why, my dear, 1 have no stomach at all any more!” SSi® Exercises keep pace with modern times. Indian clubs gave way to “daily dozens,” ’ . which, in turn, became “Figure moulding”—at least for the ladies. Having discovered that .. "" ' taking off weight doesn’t necessarily take off bulges, women are accepting specialised A-A - exercise as the intelligent method of attack. You can wear flesh down, or grind it off,' | ‘ or, newer yet, you banish it off with bouncing-—literally you can bump yourself into a ■ ' A' ~ brand new shape. , ” vy > i/, \ '■ x Commonest complaint of all is about the “centre spread.” Here’s where bumping * achieves wonders. Those fatty cushions can be spanked down by you yourself as ade- f quately as by the strong hand of a Swedish masseuse. Just get busy with exercises G, 7 and 8. They are fine for cold mornings, for you will find you work up steam in no time '''A' l ' "a' at all. After the first week, when you are no longer quite so breathless, elaborate No. 8 . . -v by swinging from the left to the right side alternately, with knees slightly bent and going ■■ > all the way over, so that thighs as well as hips get a good thumping on the floor on each side. , A If too much fat on the inside of your legs causes you secret sorrow, slap them together briskly, while you are still in the position shown in No. 8. This slapping should ' ' 'U be hard enough to make the flesh pink. , ‘Z' < Bumping is good for upper arms, too, as is shown in Exercise No. 5, which also A ' attacks the extra flesh around the shoulder blades. A '* ‘MIeSL Almost as much of a problem as middle-area measurements are the worries about ; -A.'?' a3» bust circumferences! This part of our anatomy must be treated with care, and all work j A' ' .Y'" ” Z’ ~ should be directed to conditioning the muscles around the bust. No slapping, bumping or ■ ■■ is direct massage here. Positively not! No. 3 will help to normalise the contours of your I Z 1 ' chest. So will the familiar exercise of stretching a cane up over the head and bringing it >' ' x '' - , , down back of the shoulders. To get results, you should feel a pull in the muscles from i? |||| y"'" ' A shoulder to breast. Of the outdoor exercises, there is nothing better than swimming to ■niimr"- ~ ' X'-u ' i develop a fine torso; so if flatness or flabbiness in that region is one of your concerns, get yourself into the water next summer. Finally, a word about stretching. According to all the authorities, if we would s ' Ai-yA / stretch properly, and more often, fat wouldn’t get so much of a chance to settle on us. y't/; • We would feel better, too. Exercise No. 2is one way to stretch that is practised by a || -f-.r well-known ex-ballet dancer who keeps herself as supple as a child. It’s not easy. Try ' '''sAA'NZ' A/?,, T it. And when you have tried the illustrated position, turn over on your back, and lift your ' -'' ''' . \ 'y'' "'T' ' legs and head at the same time—SLOWLY. \ STRETCH, thoroughly and luxuriously,’in bed when you first wake up in the morning. Stretch again, in front of an open window, with your arms. high above you, breathing '■ vYY 'E '' 'X'*' 7 V 3'' } /? '' deeply, and be sure you exhale as deeply as you inhale. Occasionally, throughout the day, kA'" - ' reach your hands toward the sky—higher, higher. Your spine will be grateful to you. feAiX' V'' '' ' ' ' ''' I STRETCH. BUT DON’T STRAIN. Slow and easy does it! ! "fMEgBSWIRw \'V ▼ To get full value for your hard work, don’t overlook the importance of the correct - '■> U A c <' ' '' foundation. Even those lucky people who possess mannequih perfection of figure cannot ••- T-... A; • ■■ ■■■ v,;-?T; ••//•.: l-Ak afford to neglect their second skins. The fact of the matter is that modern clothes abso- . . ’’ b lutely demand a foundation. It can be light and flexible as you like (if you’re slim), but ’ { some sort of smooth-me-down is essential. t Of course, you wouldn’t dream of buying a foundation over the counter, or taking A".''-'' '' -C' » , ' some home “on appro.” to try on yourself. Everyone knows that corsets must be expertly . > - ,' - , gfcjßgMHEaiS --.i;-. v. / fitted to get the best results. But do you wear your corsets next your skin? You -/-A? IjjWfSaISMR -'A '•“•••• :V . .- : a / should. The elastic parts, which, after’all, are the “active” parts of a corset, lose half their -> - \- ?’ '.jy • effectiveness if they have to cling to your vest instead of your body. A vest isn’t needed h ’ ::••••;• • ... " . «gJg|MßEg| to protect your corset any longer. These days corsets wash like a pocket handkerchief. 4 -f-. . Ws9SEal ; .-X-.'.i ' ’ • ,•: V; ?v '-A ’ In fact, frequent laundering will add quite a lot td the life of any foundation garment, ’ • ' ''-V' 'Vx ' ' becaUSa S ° ap and water can t harm **’ but perspiration most assuredly will. BHEHHHi''' “Lead with your « ’ chin; thrust out, pull in.” It makes a good throat line, and the grimmer the chin the better! Lift arms and legs as high off the mat as possible. This is a good all-round / /\ I stretch and pulls off under-arm fat. / / \ I For flat or flabby busts; Push hard with one fist and arm while you resist with the other; keep shoulder height. . ► Ballet dancer’s delight: Point .ZYt-'JIZ ~ XL' your toe, rotate your leg out- , ward, swing up. This makes y° u tri m and limber. For heavy upper arm: Fists to chest, spank offending flesh smartly against floor in three positions indicated. You probably know this one, A real bumper! Lying partly oil Spank yourself soundly to a but do you do it? Sitting as your side and supporting yourself fashionable flatness. Tip slightly shown, work forward on your with your arms, whack your upper sidewise, and bump rhythmically, derriere; then —back! hips. not violently.