British Manly Exercises

14 RUNNING. RUNNINGIN GENERAL. " RUNNING/' says one of our gymnasiarchs, "only differsfrom walking by the rapidity of themovement." This is quite incorrect. Running is precisely interme­ diate to walking and leaping; and in order to pass into it fromwalking, the motion must be changed :a seriesof leaps from each foot alternately must be performed,in orderto constituteit. POSITION INRUNNING. The upper partof the body is slightly inclined for­ ward; the breastis freely projected; the upper partsof the armsare kept near the sides; the elbows are bent, and each formsan acute angle ; the hands areshut, with the nails turned inwards; and the whole armsmove but slightly, in orderthat the muscles of respirationon the chest may be as little as possible disturbed, and follow only the impulse communicated by otherparts.—(Platell. Figure 1.) ACTION IN RUNNING. At every step, the knees are stretched out; the legs arekept as straightas possible; the feet almost grazethe ground; thetread is neither with the mere balls of the toes, nor with the whole sole of the foot; and the spring is made rapidly from one foot to the other, so that they pass each other with greatvelocity.—(Plate II. Fig. 2.)