| Exercise stimulates the circulation, promotes the processes of digestion, nutrition, absorption, secretion &c.. Exercise imparts power and activity to the body, strengthens the appetite, improves the powers of digestion, & fully and perfectly develops every organ and part of the body, and positively fortifies and exhilarates the mental powers. King, 107. |
| | Gymnasiums, riding parties, sailing parties, swimming parties, pic-nics, walking, running, leaping, lifting, swimming, fencing, boxing, horseback riding, shouting, halloing, singing, laughing, whatever exercise chosen should vary in its character and not be confined to any particular part of the body. Passive exercises — riding, swinging, sailing, and friction to the surface when made by another person Active exercises — walking, running, dancing, swimming, friction to the surface, & all movements by which the muscles of the individual are exercised without any extraneous assistance For Sedentary — sawing or splitting of wood, digging, working in a garden. For Invalid — fencing, boxing, playing ball, hunting, dancing. King, 108-9. |
| Best times for exercise are in the morning, an hour before breakfast, having first eaten one or two crackers; and hour, or an hour and a half before dinner, or an hour after a light supper. King, 108. | Exercise should never by carried to fatigue. King, 108. |