Excerpt from Health Primers, Vol. 1: Exercise and Training
Impressed by these considerations, several eminent medical and scientific men of London have combined to prepare a series of health primers, of a charac ter that shall be entitled to the fullest public confi dence. They are to be brief, simple, and elementary in statement, and they will be filled with substantial and useful information, suitable for the guidance Of grown-up people. Each primer will be written by a gentleman specially coment to treat his subject; while the choice of topics and the critical superion of the books will be in the hands of an able and te sponsible committee. The series will deal with the chief hygienic subjects that are of vital importance to the individual and the family, and will form a cheap and compendious popular library of health-manuals which should find a place in every household.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book explores the science of staying healthy by explaining how proper exercise can have a variety of positive effects on the human body. The author discusses how our bodies convert food and oxygen into energy, and how that energy is then used to power the mechanical forces of our daily activities. The author further explains in detail how the actions of muscles, bones, and joints enable movement, and offers different varieties of natural exercise that offer benefits to all areas of the body. The author's aim is to show that a variety of natural exercises can be used to develop all of the body's physical abilities in a balanced way, without the need for artificial or specialized equipment. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780259545392_0
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