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Woman exercising by tossing balls.

Ball Exercise

Woman exercising by tossing balls.

Position of the boxer.

Boxing

Position of the boxer.

Left-hand blow for the face.

Boxing

Left-hand blow for the face.

Left-hand counter for the head with guard.

Boxing

Left-hand counter for the head with guard.

Right cross-counter for the head.

Boxing

Right cross-counter for the head.

Right-hand body blow.

Boxing

Right-hand body blow.

Landing a swinging left-hand blow for the head.

Boxing

Landing a swinging left-hand blow for the head.

Right-hand up-cut.

Boxing

Right-hand up-cut.

Woman using pulleys.

Exercise

Woman using pulleys.

Woman using pulleys.

Exercise

Woman using pulleys.

Woman touching toes.

Exercise

Woman touching toes.

Woman using pulleys.

Exercise

Woman using pulleys.

"Since nearly every one is obliged to do some walking, certain muscles of the legs are sure to get some exercise. In ordinary walking, however, less than one half of the hundred muscles in the legs are brought into use. To get the best exercise out of walking one must walk as fast as possible, and let the arms swing to and fro at the sides." —Davison, 1910

Exercise

"Since nearly every one is obliged to do some walking, certain muscles of the legs are sure to get some…

In French gymnastics, exercises with simple wants and sticks are in great favor, as imparting grace of carriage and movement in the upper part of the body. The shoulder joints are especially improved with suppleness, and their spheres of movement rapidly enlarged.

Exercise Wand

In French gymnastics, exercises with simple wants and sticks are in great favor, as imparting grace…

One way to exercise.

One Way to Exercise

One way to exercise.

"All well persons should do some work or take some exercise every day. To get and to keep vigorous health is not at all necessary to increase the size of the muscles very much or to do great feats of strength." — Blaisedell, 1904

Whitely exerciser

"All well persons should do some work or take some exercise every day. To get and to keep vigorous health…

Diagram of a fencer's waist quartered to show the points of the body against which thrusts are aimed.

Fencing

Diagram of a fencer's waist quartered to show the points of the body against which thrusts are aimed.

Prime parry. The thrust <em>in prime</em> for the left side of the body is parried by the act of striking up the opponent's foil by lowering the point of the foil, the back of the hand toward the face, as shown in the right-hand figure.

Fencing

Prime parry. The thrust in prime for the left side of the body is parried by the act of striking…

Quarte parry. The thrust <em>in quarte</em> for the left side of the body, on the high lines, is parried by striking down to the left the opponent's foil by assuming the attitude shown in the left-hand figure.

Fencing

Quarte parry. The thrust in quarte for the left side of the body, on the high lines, is parried…

Tierce parry. The thrust <em>in tierce</em> for the right side of the body, on the high lines, is parried by raising the foil and striking the opponent's weapon to the right, as shown in the left-hand figure.

Fencing

Tierce parry. The thrust in tierce for the right side of the body, on the high lines, is parried…

Forward swing.

Gymnastics

Forward swing.

Sit swing.

Gymnastics

Sit swing.

Hanging by legs.

Gymnastics

Hanging by legs.

Standing on bar.

Gymnastics

Standing on bar.

The walk.

Gymnastics

The walk.

The hang.

Gymnastics

The hang.

The hang.

Gymnastics

The hang.

The pump.

Gymnastics

The pump.

Hand stand.

Gymnastics

Hand stand.

Rope climbing.

Gymnastics

Rope climbing.

Rope climbing.

Gymnastics

Rope climbing.

Horse with saddle.

Horseriding

Horse with saddle.

Mounting the horse.

Horseriding

Mounting the horse.

A god seat.

Horseriding

A god seat.

Position in riding.

Horseriding

Position in riding.

Position on a run.

Horseriding

Position on a run.

An awkward position on a run.

Horseriding

An awkward position on a run.

Rearing.

Horseriding

Rearing.

Leaping.

Horseriding

Leaping.

An initial design for an exercise machine worn by the user when walking.

Initial Design Exercise Machine

An initial design for an exercise machine worn by the user when walking.

Straightforward front stroke.

Polo

Straightforward front stroke.

Straightforward back stroke.

Polo

Straightforward back stroke.

Nearside front stroke.

Polo

Nearside front stroke.

A step block supported by an arm clamp also holds a work piece which has been machined. The step block has a generally right angled triangular configuration and has a saw-teeth portion on the inclined side

Stepping Block

A step block supported by an arm clamp also holds a work piece which has been machined. The step block…

The hold.

Wrestling

The hold.

The hank.

Wrestling

The hank.

The cross-buttock.

Wrestling

The cross-buttock.

The hip.

Wrestling

The hip.

The back-heal.

Wrestling

The back-heal.

The half-nelson.

Wrestling

The half-nelson.