SWIMMING FOR BEAUTY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19418, 28 August 1926, Page 6 (Supplement)

SWIMMING FOR BEAUTY.

Swimming is the best of all exercises for the woman who wants to preserve her yciuthful figure and complexion without i oM)rt to beauty pdrloiM-s or elaborate home tieatinent. ft brings into play muscles normally inactive, it stimulates and in vigorates; the whole body, and need n6ver entail ovttf-fatigue if due precautions are taken. Long-distance swims at rar« intervals 6? spasms of violent racing practice can do no good to anyone-; but a regular short swim once or twice a all this year toUnd will diSpoafi of most of the digestive troubles peculiar to the sedentary worker or town dweller. Blemishes of~thfe skin, over-redness, pastiness, slight obesity, and ether minor disfigurements, all traceable to faulty digestion, Will vanish, Novices should guard against adopting a short, fussy stroke which is exhausting and gives poor results. It looks effortless, and in point .of fact, gives a wonderful return for the expenditure of a very small amount of energy. It can be acquired in time by anyone who will set herself a high standard of accuracy, will never mane a slovenly movement in the water, and will rest for a second or two after every stroke, when the body is fully extended. A good Ireast-stroko is probably the best for tlw majority of women. Any good teacher will tell you the faults in your style. You must yourself insist that they can be conquered, and gracefulness will soon become second nature.