UP AND DOWN STAIRS WITH EASE.
The Exercise May Be Transformed from an Evil into a Blessing.
“There is no evil that is not a perverted good,” writes Edward B. Warman in the November Ladies’ Home Journal. “So the stairs may prove a blessing instead of a detriment, if women will learn how to go up and down them without fatigue. The majority of persons, especially women, climb the stairs. To avoid the difficulty and reap the benefits, do this: Incline the body forward, but do not bend at the waist-line. Do not stoop. Keep the chest raised and fixed. Ascend as it were from the chest, and no matter what may be your weight your touch of the foot on the step will be as light as that of a child. Touch only the ball of the foot to the step. Close the mouth and keep it closed when ascending the stairs and until the breathing is quite normal. Every inhalation should be felt at the waist-line. In going down stairs keep the body perfectly erect; touch only the ball of the foot to the step, yielding at the knee.”