SPECIAL EXERCISES FOR THE CORRECTION OF UNDERWEIGHT
Exercise 1.
Position: Body erect, hands at sides.
Action: Raise arms sideways to shoulder level, raise arms over head, stretch toward ceiling, raise on toes and inhale. Return arms to side slowly and exhale.
Exercise 2.
Position: Lying on back with body well relaxed.
Action: Expand the chest, pulling it well up and letting the abdomen become hollow. Count six, then make chest small, pushing down and making abdomen large, and count two.
Remarks: Do this three to five times without breathing; then take several slow, long, deep breaths. Repeat this exercise for fifteen or twenty minutes.
Exercise 3.
Position: Hands on hips, body erect.
Action: The body should be raised first on toes, and then by bending the knees, the body should be lowered. Keep back perpendicular to the floor. Go through exercise slowly.
Exercise 4.
Position: Lying on back, knees bent, hands at sides.
Action: Slowly raise arms toward ceiling and overhead in line with body, reach in line with body and inhale. Return arms to normal position slowly exhaling. Keep abdomen in and chest up.
Exercise 5.
Position: Body erect, hands clasped behind neck, elbows extended well back.
Action: Bend neck backward as far as possible keeping chin in. Inhale deeply throwing shoulders back. Return to normal position and exhale.