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FOR WOMEN TOO LARGE AROUND THE KIPS. S9

reach, but hands touching, and twist thc body to thc left. Take a snnilar exercise to the opposite side.

8.    Standwith the right side to the Exerciscr but with the arms in “ stretch ^M position (Fig. 55) and bcnd the body to the left. Same on opposite side.

9.    Whilc lying down with the head to the Exerciser take the motion illustratcd by Fig. 41.

In addition to the excrciscs mentioned in this list, see work for the “ Abdotnen,” and read the short article on the reduction of fat on page 87. Women who have hereditary tcndencies or who have permittcd thc fat to accuinulate niust exercise paticnce as well as muscle, if they wish to reduce their weight or size. Exerci.se will accomplish this, if anything will, but it must be kept up day after day.

A woman who is becoming fleshy will find that she derives much benefit from her work, not only in the reduction of weight, but in the itnproved condition of healtli and spirits.

The time invested by women at the Exerciser will repay a hundred-fold. If, in the effort to reduce weight, it is possible to ascertain thc causc of the accumulation of adipose tissue, remove this cause immediately. It may be due to dress, to food, or to somc functional disorder.

The presence of an abundance of fat is generally a sign of disease.