Steps to Exercise

by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad

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Steps to Exercise — Page 60

- 60 - Exercise No. 4 1. Lie down in the press-up position and rmly place the palms of your hand at a distance of about one foot on each side. 2. Straighten up your arms and lift your body upward. (There should be no bend in your body from head to toes. 3. Touch your chest to the ground slightly on every movement. Exercise No. 5 This is the simulated running as usual. In this exercise lift your knees so that they come parallel to your hips. After 65 movements of simulated running, perform the following supplementary exercise 10 times. Supplementary Exercise 1. Stand as in the illustration with your left foot forward and the right slightly back with a gentle bend in your knees. 2. The palms of your hands should be on your thighs with your arms and back straight. 3. With a jumping movement, straighten your body and before your feet touch the ground, reverse the position of your feet and then back again to your original position. (This completes one movement of this exercise)