Basic Physical Training
Fifty-Five Exercises in Diagrams and in Words
Published on 22. October 2013
300 pages
978-1-4832-2229-5 (ISBN)
Description
Basic Physical Training explores health and correcting faults of breathing and posture to counteract the lack of natural movement in civilized life. This book is composed of two sections encompassing nine chapters, which evolved from the method of physical and mental training known as Margaret Morris Movement. Part I focuses on the closely inter-related practical objective of basic physical training, namely, the breathing, abdominal muscle training, feet strengthening, posture, stretching, relaxation, joint mobilization, and balance. Part II discusses the basic mechanism of breathing, followed by descriptions of exercises. This book will be of value to gymnasts, teachers, and people who wish to practice the exercises either for health or as a foundation for more strenuous training.
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IntroductionNote on the Training of GirlsNote on the Training of BoysPart One Aims of Basic Information I. General Aims of Basic Physical Training II. First Objectives in the Technique of Movement Breathing Posture Walking III. Further Objectives in Technique General Muscle Control Suppleness Relaxation Time and Rhythm Accuracy Balance Spring IV. Learning and Teaching the Exercises V. Daily Practice Value of Morning Exercises Personal Practice Raising the Standard of Health in Schools Ten-Minute Tables of Basic Exercises for Daily Practice. A. B. and C. (Advanced) Charts of Daily School Practices over One Term VI. Arrangement of Classes Plan for Thirty Classes Class Formations VII. Music. Organisation. M.M.M. The Use of Music and Rhythm Costume and Surroundings Combining the Exercises in Group Formations Training in Leadership and Co-Operation Further Developments in M.M.M.Part Two The Exercises Described in Diagrams and in Words I. The Mechanism of Basic Breathing and How to Teach it II. Descriptions of the Exercises Index of Exercises (A. B. or C. beside an Exercise Indicates the Practice Table in Which it Will Be Found.)
