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How to Add Ten Years to your Life and to Double Its Satisfactions
作者：Curry, S. S. (Samuel Silas), 1847-1921
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共 116 题- QUI TRANSTULIT SUSTINET
- CONTENTS
- Page
- Why and Wherefore 7
- I. Significance of Morning 11
- II. Supposed Secrets of Health and Long Life 24
- III. What is an Exercise? 43
- IV. Program of Exercises 54
- V. How to Practice the Exercises 84
- VI. Actions of Every Day Life 102
- VII. Work and Play 109
- VIII. Significance of Night and Sleep 122
- WHY AND WHEREFORE
- HOW TO ADD TEN YEARS TO YOUR LIFE
- SIGNIFICANCE OF MORNING
- II
- SUPPOSED SECRETS OF HEALTH AND LONG LIFE
- Another illustration is furnished us by Sir William Temple:--
- III
- WHAT IS AN EXERCISE?
- IV
- PROGRAM OF EXERCISES
- 1. PRIMARY EXPANSION AND EXTENSION
- 2. INITIATORY EXHILARATION
- 3. HARMONIC EXPANSION
- 4. RESPIRATORY ACCENTUATION
- 5. PRIMARY CO-ORDINATION IN LEVITATION
- 6. HARMONIC AND RHYTHMIC EXTENSION
- 7. CO-ORDINATION OF PRIMARY CONDITIONS
- 8. PRIMARY CO-ORDINATE VOICE CONDITIONS
- 9. FREEDOM OF VITAL ORGANS
- 10. FREEDOM OF THE TORSO
- 11. FREEDOM OF NECK AND THROAT
- 12. FREEDOM OF NECK AND HEAD
- 13. ELEVATION AND EXTENSION OF LOWER LIMBS
- 14. EXTENSION OF THE BACK
- 15. ELEVATION OF LOWER LIMBS
- 16. RHYTHMIC ALTERNATION IN EXTENSION
- 17. ROTARY ACTION OF THE FEET
- 18. MOBILITY OF THE FACE
- 19. FREEDOM OF THE SCALP
- 20. EXTENSION AND FREEDOM OF THE VITAL ORGANS
- 21. PIVOTAL ELEVATION OF THE HEAD
- 22. ACTIVITY OF THE ROYAL MUSCLE
- 23. EXTENSION OF HIPS AND ABDOMEN
- 24. ROTATION OF RIGHT SHOULDER
- 25. ROTATION OF LEFT SHOULDER
- 26. ELEVATION OF CHEST AND BREATHING
- 27. PIVOTAL FLEXIBILITY OF CHEST
- 28. EXTENSION OF MUSCLES OF THE BACK
- 29. EXTENSION OF MUSCLES AT THE SIDE
- 30. CO-ORDINATION IN STANDING
- 31. EXTENSION OF CHEST
- 32. HARMONY OF RESPIRATION AND CIRCULATION
- 4. Sixteen may be practiced in a way to unite fourteen and fifteen.
- 7. Twenty may be combined, but not so well with eleven and twelve.
- HOW TO PRACTICE THE EXERCISES
- 1. Practice with your whole nature.
- 2. Practice with an ideal in mind.
- 3. Practice hopefully and joyfully.
- 4. In every exercise feel a sympathetic expansion of the torso.
- 5. In every exercise feel exhilaration of the breathing.
- 7. Practice harmoniously.
- 10. Practice all exercises as rhythmically as possible.
- 12. Practice thoughtfully.
- 13. Practice progressively.
- 14. Establish periodicity.
- 15. Practice regularly.
- 16. Practice patiently.
- 17. Practice slowly but decidedly and vigorously.
- 18. Exercise as well as sleep in the purest air possible.
- VI
- ACTIONS OF EVERY-DAY LIFE
- 1. HOW TO STAND
- 2. HOW TO WALK
- 3. HOW TO SIT
- 4. HOW TO LIE DOWN
- VII
- WORK AND PLAY
- 1. Smile when tempted to frown; look for and enjoy the best around you.
- 5. Serve some fellow-being by listening, by kind word or deed.
- 6. Share in some of the great movements of the race.
- VIII
- SIGNIFICANCE OF NIGHT AND SLEEP
- One says, "Keep counting until you fall asleep."
- Another says, "Think of the sky. Keep the mind upon its expanse."
- The Morning League of the School of Expression
- Try as far as possible EVERY DAY to realize the League's
- UNFOLDMENT SUGGESTIONS
- MORNING LEAGUE QUESTIONS FOR REPORT
- Text-books--"The Smile" and "How to Add Ten Years to Your Life"
- 22. Do you practice the exercises on waking in the morning?
- 23. What exercises do you usually take? How long?
- 24. What are some of the effects of these exercises?
- 25. How many times do you repeat each exercise?
- 26. Do you practice exercises in dual, triple, or quadruple rhythm?
- 27. Can you keep your chest expanded and laugh at the same time?
- 28. Can you keep your chest fully expanded and pivot the torso?
- 29. Do you feel great satisfaction after stretching?
- 30. What constrictions or congestions have you found?
- 31. Do you find any special weaknesses?
- 32. Do you walk with expanded chest?
- 33. Do you walk rhythmically?
- 34. Can you keep your chest well expanded during the stretch?
- 35. Do you practice exercises standing at an open doorway?
- 36. Have you a pole from which you swing in your closet?
- 37. Do you sleep well?
- 38. What exercises do you take on retiring?
- 39. Do you relax completely in the middle of the day?
- 42. Do you sleep with your windows wide open?
- 43. Can you laugh out a tone?
- 44. Taking a full breath and laughing, do your feel your throat passive?
- 47. Do you use soft gentle tones in every day conversation?
- 49. Can you make tone as easily as you smile?
- For other questions, see "The Smile."
- What Students and Graduates Think of the School of Expression