The syllabus of physical exercises for schools 1909.
- Great Britain. Ministry of Education
- Date:
- 1911
Licence: In copyright
Credit: The syllabus of physical exercises for schools 1909. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![(iii) Arm Stretching Upward. (Upivard Stretch Position.) Fig. 39. The arms are bent and then stretched upward to their fullest extent, the hands being the width of the shoulders apart, the fingers and thumbs straight and close together, and the palms turned in. The hands should be in line with the arms. (See Figs. 39 and 40.) Commands : Arms upward—stretch. Arms downward—stretch. [Common faults : Hands not in line with the arms. Hands and arms brought too far forward. Head carried forward.] (iv) Arm Stretching Forivard. (Forward Stretch Position.) The arms are bent and then stretched forward at the shoulder level, keeping the body erect. The fingers and thumbs must be straight, the palms turned in, and the hands and arms should be at least the width of the shoulders apart. (See Fig. 41.) Commands : Arms forward—stretch. Arms downward—stretch. [Common faults: Bringing the shoulders forward. Bringing the hands too close *:o one another. Rounding the back.]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21291056_0052.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
