The 100-UP Exercise

48 THE " 100-UP" EXERCISE What to Do with the Arms. While performing the " 100- p" Major Exercise, use the arms as they should be used in the correct way for running, i.e., hold them at full length and swing them forward half across the body and back– wards a few inches behind the back as each stride is taken. A good practice is to stand still on the lines and use the arms as in running, putting plenty of force into the work, so as to loosen the muscles of the shoulders and make the upper part of the frame active and pliable, in order that it may act in perfect union with the legs when the" 100-Up" is performed– the object being to teach one the true and proper action of the arms in active competition. Ad vice to Beginners. I do not advise anyone to attempt more than 20-Up of the Exercise at the start, ten for each leg. Yery few can manage so many in correct form at the outset, but regular practice brings greater stamina and an easy action which renders the task less arduous, and once the 20-l p has been accurately accomplished, the number may be steadily increased. Let me say a word or two of warning, however, against too rapid a progre-s. This may result in a strain, or what is even more likely, a loss of correct form. The knees will not be parallel to the straight lines, or the body will be dragged forward, and this departure from the orthodox or correct form of the action will destroy the beauty of the movement and the greater part ,of the value of the exercise as a whole.