Leg stretch

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Leg stretch

Date10/31/1985

Names

Jarvis, Lillian (subject)

Russell, Jim (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Picture

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Original Toronto Star caption: Leg stretch: Raise your leg, wrapping both ends of the scarf around the corresponding hand and carry your foot slowly across to the other side of your body. You will feel a stretch in the outside of your leg and seat almost immediately. Make sure your stretch slowly.

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Exercise therapy

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Photographs

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0057468F

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Stretching muscles: To stretch the groin muscles, hold one knee up tightly and tighten the thigh and seat muscles as you stretch the other leg

Stretching muscles: To stretch the groin muscles, hold one knee up tightly and tighten the thigh and seat muscles as you stretch the other leg

10/21/1985

6/21/1985

Deepen stretch: You can intensity the stretch by wrapping the ends of a scarf snugly around your hands and placing the scarf over the back of your head

Deepen stretch: You can intensity the stretch by wrapping the ends of a scarf snugly around your hands and placing the scarf over the back of your head

6/13/1985

Stretching out: Roll over on to your shoulder and tip your head off the floor with your arms, pull it gently over your chest in one smooth movement to stretch the side of your neck and your back

Stretching out: Roll over on to your shoulder and tip your head off the floor with your arms, pull it gently over your chest in one smooth movement to stretch the side of your neck and your back

9/10/1985

Strengthen muscles: In this exercise to strengthen and stretch groin muscles, transfer the hold from your arms to the groin muscles so they, rather than your arms, do the work

Strengthen muscles: In this exercise to strengthen and stretch groin muscles, transfer the hold from your arms to the groin muscles so they, rather than your arms, do the work

9/10/1985

Two-way stretch

Two-way stretch

10/25/1985

10/31/1985

Two-way stretch

Two-way stretch

10/25/1985

10/31/1985

Adding weight to head: left: Increases stretch through length of your spine:

Adding weight to head: left: Increases stretch through length of your spine:

6/2/1985

Tipping sideways and forward: above: brings stretch around to back of pelvis

Tipping sideways and forward: above: brings stretch around to back of pelvis

6/21/1985

balance with hands: right: and lean away from hip bone to stretch your side and waist

balance with hands: right: and lean away from hip bone to stretch your side and waist

7/4/1985