STREAMLINED FIGURES

Southland Times, Issue 23374, 4 December 1937, Page 16

STREAMLINED FIGURES

DONALD LOOMIS)

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I get more letters asking assistance in developing the bust than for almost any other figure fault. Thin girls want curves. Here is an exercise to aid you:— Start with hands at sides; with elbows held stiff, bring them up and out straight at the sides, move arms in narrow circles, gradually increasing the circles until they are as wide as you can make them. The muscles of the breast are developed chiefly by special exercises of the arms, as these muscles extend across the chest and support the bust. Take a light cane or stick and go through the following exercises to radio music, if you can. Music makes exercise easier because it provides timing. Standing with feet wide apart, grasp the cane well toward either end. Bend forward, swinging the cane down; straighten and swing the cane over your head; swing the arms backward, lowering the rod behind you, elbows bent; now raise the right arm and lower the left, without letting go of the cane, which is still behind you; then do the same with the other arm raised; bring the cane back above the head and swing down to first position. Another good exercise is this:— Sit against a wall, feet straight ahead making your spine touch the wall all the way down. Raise the arms, palms upward, inhaling deeply. (Please remember to combine breathing with all exercises, whether I happen to mention it or not.) Slowly lower arms, as you exhale. If you are underweight, as I assume you are if you are interested in developing the bust, remember that you

Developing Bust

must have plenty of rest. Do not let yourself worry just before you go to bed. Clear your mind- of unpleasant things and fill it with serene and happy thoughts, not too exciting. Thin girls are inclined to be too ambitious. They try to do more than they should do, and they rush, rush, rush all day, usually two hours behind all the things they hoped to do. Do only what you can manage comfortably and leave the rest. When I say leave it, I mean just that. Do not let your mind nag you because you left something undone. Round shoulders usually accompany a fiat bust, so the exercises for round shoulders will help you. Elizabeth Allen had a tendency to round shoulders when she first came to me but she conquered it and now has a pair of the prettiest shoulders in Hollywood.

Cross the arms in front of the chest and then throw them out and to the back. Do this moderately at first, gradually increasing force. Swimming is an excellent thing for girls who wish to develop their figures, especially if they will use the breaststroke. If you get into the habit of using this stroke, you will accomplish the things you hope to do, for your chest will be expanded and raised and your back contracted and fiat