Walker's Manly Exercises

Walker's Manly Exercises

by Donald Walker (Author), Donald Walker (Author)

Synopsis

It is time to say farewell to poor posture and to revitalise your sedentary life - Donald Walker's age-old advice will have you limbering up, in the proper way, before no time. If you haven't yet discovered the vast array of benefits that arise from physical exertion, then let Walker be your guide. As well as helping to prolong life and improve its happiness, active exercises can help you to achieve a beauty of form, elegant air and graceful manners. Through a combination of manly exercises such as leaping, skating and climbing trees, you can acquire the physique you desire and become the envy of all gentlemen. Tips include: * - The correct way to walk at different paces - slow, moderate and quick * - The best liquids to consume - primarily cold beer and cider * - Permitted vegetable matter - including biscuits and stale bread Step aside young yogies and modern-day fitness afficionados, Walker's Victorian advice is proven, practical and positively transformative.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 176
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Published: 31 May 2018

ISBN 10: 024134915X
ISBN 13: 9780241349151
Book Overview: A hilarious Victorian book containing advice on manly exercises for gentlemen.

Author Bio
Donald Walker was a Victorian author of several books, including Walker's Manly Exercises and Exercises for Ladies. He helped to introduce British society to an unfamiliar topic in the early nineteenth century: physical education.