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As you breathe in

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As you breathe in

Date1/13/1985

Names

Bull, Ron (photographer)

Jarvis, Lillian (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: As you breathe in: life your shoulders up toward your ears as much as possible at the same time as you expand the rib cage. As you let your breath out, feel your shoulders slowly settling down until you've let go of all the muscles used to lift them up.

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Exercise therapy

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Photographs

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0057462F

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Release tension: Tension is trapped energy, when doing exercise to release that tension in your neck, pull your head over with your hands as you breathe out

Release tension: Tension is trapped energy, when doing exercise to release that tension in your neck, pull your head over with your hands as you breathe out

9/10/1985

As you breathe in

As you breathe in

6/13/1985

Stretching muscles: To stretch the groin muscles, hold one knee up tightly and tighten the thigh and seat muscles as you stretch the other leg

Stretching muscles: To stretch the groin muscles, hold one knee up tightly and tighten the thigh and seat muscles as you stretch the other leg

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Pull with your hands (above) not your head, if you can't get over

Pull with your hands (above) not your head, if you can't get over

7/4/1985

When doing exercises for you back: move from your hip joints, left, to rock slowly backward and forward

When doing exercises for you back: move from your hip joints, left, to rock slowly backward and forward

7/1/1985

Pressing: Elbows stay wide apart and hands limp as you press backward with your upper arms and forward with chest

Pressing: Elbows stay wide apart and hands limp as you press backward with your upper arms and forward with chest

7/8/1985

You can also try rib cage breathing while lying on the floor

You can also try rib cage breathing while lying on the floor

6/13/1985

Deepen stretch: You can intensity the stretch by wrapping the ends of a scarf snugly around your hands and placing the scarf over the back of your head

Deepen stretch: You can intensity the stretch by wrapping the ends of a scarf snugly around your hands and placing the scarf over the back of your head

6/13/1985

Jarvis, Lillian

Jarvis, Lillian

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Using both legs

Using both legs

9/10/1985

9/10/1985

Strengthen muscles: In this exercise to strengthen and stretch groin muscles, transfer the hold from your arms to the groin muscles so they, rather than your arms, do the work

Strengthen muscles: In this exercise to strengthen and stretch groin muscles, transfer the hold from your arms to the groin muscles so they, rather than your arms, do the work

9/10/1985