Anyway, boys do not care greatly for calisthenics and most drills can be given without these trappings.
But our calisthenics, our general building-up exercises have apparently failed in the physical development of our youth.
For those, then, who do not enjoy calisthenics of any kind, who take very little interest in games and contests, there remain, for exercise, gardening, farming, carpentry, forestry, hunting, fishing, mountain climbing, and other such forms of physical activity.
These calisthenics are similar to that drill in the army.
Through a series of gentle calisthenics invented by her father, combined with breathing exercises, she had developed a body of rarest grace.
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No longer will there be a need for thecallisthenicsof mental arithmetic in converting lira to pounds.
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Does she think it wise to replace this by the fearsomely boring activity,callisthenics?
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To avoid stunting their growth, young trainees are first taught "kundakavartana",callisthenicsand exercises to develop their overall strength and endurance without equipment.
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Wrestlers mount, dismount and utilize this pole for various complexcallisthenicsdesigned to develop their grip, stamina, and strength in the arms, legs and upper-body.
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Drill was described originally ascallisthenics, exercises and marching but no one is entirely sure when school drill began.
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