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it to yourself. Now try another set. (We’ll make this one of our Magic 3’s.)
Right leg—count—one-two-three-four. Now the left leg. Feel it working
down the lower leg? That’s what we want. Now one more set. Right leg
then left leg. Rest and take that good, deep breath.
A few of these each day will fill out the calves of those legs and trim
down the ankles. Who ever thought you’d hop to a beauty treatment? Now
who’s smiling at whom in the mirror?

SOME JUMPING JACKS

Here is the warmup exercise with which I open my television show

every day. Arms at sides, feet together, head and shoulders back. Now jump
up quickly and spread your feet. At the same time clap your hands together
over your head. Now back—feet together and hands at your sides. Repeat.
Feet out and clap hands. Feet in and hands at sides. Do it in rhythm. Count
as you go. Up, down, one-two. Up-down, three-four. Head back, Stomach
in. Up-down, seven-eight. And rest, nine-ten. Watch in the mirror and you’ll
see you’re working just about every muscle in your body. Take that good,
deep breath. Exhale through your mouth.

CHORUS GIRL KICKS

Here’s one to start reproportioning part of your body while we’re still
warming up. You’ve seen how trim chorus girls are, how light on their feet
and agile, and what beautiful figures they have. It’s sort of funny. They’re
getting the most wonderful exercise they could have at the very moment
they’re doing their work. I recommend chorus girl kicks both to men and
women. They’re great for the thigh and waistline. They stretch the hip and
spine. (Just try lifting your foot high without feeling your stomach muscles
tighten.)
The idea of the exercise is to kick your foot high across your body. Start
with the right foot. Kick. How close did you get it to
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your left shoulder? Not very close? Well, try again. A little better? All right.
Try the left leg now—keep it straight as you kick up and across toward the
right shoulder. Three or four of these with each leg every morning will
loosen you up for all the day’s tasks.
 While we’re thinking of chorus girls, by the way, let's learn a simple
little exercise to improve the bust line. (Men will find it strengthens the
pectoral muscles on the chest and arrests that sag.) Stand with your arms
straight out from the shoulders on each side. Head back. Now work your
arms forward and back, forward and back; straight from the shoulder and
parallel to the floor. Keep the arms stiff. Forward and back. Feel those chest
muscles pull? Try three sets of these, counting to ten in each set. (One-
forward. Two-back.)
Would you like an alternate exercise for this bustline development? All
right. Hold your arms as if you were going to row a boat, elbows out to the
sides, hands in front of you and clenched. Now raise the elbows to shoulder
height. And row your boat! Out, back. Out, back. Elbows higher. Head
back. Out, back. Ten times and rest.
Inhale through the nose. Deeper. Hold it. Exhale.
While you’re resting, we’ll talk a moment. I have a friend who bought a
big, expensive automobile a few years ago. He paid a lot of money for it.
After he’d had it a few days, and the novelty was gone, he began to treat the
car about the way he treats himself. He never had the spark plugs changed.
He bought any grade of gasoline for it, though its high-compression engine
called for the highest octane. He got spots on the upholstery; he didn’t have
them cleaned. He picked up dents over all that sleek metal body. He didn’t
take time to have them removed.
After six months, the car looked old. And it acted old. It started hard. It
sputtered in traffic and struggled on the hills. It simply didn't have the zip it
should have to get out and roll. What happened then was natural. My friend
became dissatisfied with his big car (just as people sometimes become
dissatisfied with their out-of-shape bodies).