WALKING EXERCISE.

(1) Walk with head up, chin drawn slightly in, shoulders back, and

with measured tread. (2) Inhale a complete breath, counting (mentally)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, one count to each step making the inhalation

extend over the eight counts. (3) Exhale slowly through the nostrils,

counting as before 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, one count to a step. (4) Rest

between breaths, continuing, walking and counting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,

one count to a step. (5) Repeat until you begin to feel tired. Then rest

for a while and resume at pleasure. Repeat several times a day. You may

vary the exercise by retaining the breath during a 1, 2, 3, 4, count and

then exhale in an eight-step count. Practise whichever plan seems most

agreeable to you.

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