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Bxercise 13 Position: Same as Exercise ?o, Movernent: Rotate body of w?ist. Health and Endurance Exercise 14 Position: Same as Exercise Movement: Raise high on toes. (Hold shoulders back firmly.) Setting-up Exercises Orowth The chief business of a boy is to grow. Exercise 15 Position: Same as Exercise ?o. Movement: Full knee bend. He may have other affairs, but this is his chief concern. He should, therefore, have a few simple rules for living and make them a part of his daily life. Out-door Exercises Each day should have its out-door exercises. Walking is a splendid form of exercise. Walk to school or business; don't ride unless absolutely necessary because of unusual distance. Walk with a good, swinging stride with chest well up and spine fairly straight. Slow running across country is great; it lacks strain and yet affords splendid stimulation to heart and lungs. Cross-country running and hiking should be favorite sport for scout patrols and troops. A boy ought to have at least two hours of sport daily in some good, vigorous game, such as baseball or tennis, and, if he can possibly afford it, at least two periods a week, of an hour each, in a gymnasium, where he can receive guidance in body building. Boys under sixteen should avoid exercise of strain, such as weight lifting, or sprint running over one hundred yards, or long distance racing. They ?hould have careful guidance in all gymnastic work. ratus may prove harmful unless of the right sort. The horse