This exercise is combined in such a way that there is obtained the movements of the arms and the turning of the trunk, together with the massage of the chest and the upper sides of the body.
The movements of the body and arms and hands in applying the massage movements, exercise the muscles and nerves of the arms, the shoulders, the upper and lower back, the sides and the abdomen. This also influences the kidneys.
The massage influences the muscles and nerves of the chest and the sides, likewise, the heart, the liver and lungs.
Effects of Exercise No. 14 A
In No. 14 A the rolling exercises the muscles and nerves of the abdomen and lower sides to a greater extent than does the turning in exercise No. 14.
PROPER BREATHING
Nothing is more important than breathing for maintaining life, and it should be given much more attention than is customary. This may be done not only by practicing the special and general breathing exercises for several minutes one or several times daily, but also by acquiring the habit of proper breathing all the time. It is a curious fact that when the stomach is in need of more food, it is filled and sometimes to excess, but although the lungs are always in need of more air, they are mostly only filled about one-half and not completely, and this in spite of the fact that air is one of the few gifts of life.
In order that the reader may notice the effect of proper natural breathing and to acquire the habit, it may be advisable to try the following experiment: