The 100-UP Exercise

CHAPTER IV. PRELIMINARY PRACTICE FOR THE EXERCISE. Draw two parallel line along the ground, 18 inches long and 8 inches apart. Place one foot on the middle of each line. Stand flat-footed, the feet lying perfectly straight on the lines. The arms should be held naturally, loosely, and, except for a slight forward inclination, nearly straight (see Fig. No. I.). Now raise one knee to the height of the hip, as hown in Fig. No. II. (that is precisely in the same way as in walking, only the knee action is higher), and bring the foot back and down again to its original position, touching the line lightly with the ball of the foot. Repeat this exercise of raising and lowering the leg ten to thirty times. Then go through precisely the same performance with the other leg. Practically, the foregoing amounts to balancing the body on one leg while exercising the other. Care must be taken that the knee comes up to the level of the hip every time. This may not be found easy ' at first, but practice will rnon bring about the desired result. Every attention must be paid to keeping the body upright and the legs and feet quite straight