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Best feet forward?

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Best feet forward?

Date1/29/1986

Names

Innell, Reg, 1926-2018 (photographer)

Jarvis, Lillian (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

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Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Best feet forward?: This may look a little strange: but sometimes you have to get into unnatural positions to stretch some muscles. Finish your floor exercises with this series of passive leg stretches: then relax completely with abdominal breathing.

Subject

Exercise therapy

Medium

Photographs

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0057461F

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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

Tipping sideways and forward: above: brings stretch around to back of pelvis

Tipping sideways and forward: above: brings stretch around to back of pelvis

6/21/1985

Reverse pressure: Reverse the pressure: pulling your elbows forward and pushing back through your chest

Reverse pressure: Reverse the pressure: pulling your elbows forward and pushing back through your chest

6/13/1985

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

Jarvis, Lillian

Jarvis, Lillian

11/1/1953

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

10/21/1985

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

Stretching out: Roll over on to your shoulder and tip your head off the floor with your arms, pull it gently over your chest in one smooth movement to stretch the side of your neck and your back

Stretching out: Roll over on to your shoulder and tip your head off the floor with your arms, pull it gently over your chest in one smooth movement to stretch the side of your neck and your back

9/10/1985

9/10/1985