Walker's manly exercises: Containing rowing, sailing, riding, driving, racing, hunting, shooting, and other manly sportsWalker, Donald
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Walker's manly exercises: Containing rowing, sailing, riding, driving, racing, hunting, shooting, and other manly sports
Walker, Donald
Athletics; Sports
Besides his usual or regular exercise, a person under training ought
to employ himself, in the intervals, in every kind of exertion which
tends to activity, such as golf, cricket, bowls, throwing quoits, &c.,
so that, during the whole day, both body and mind may be constantly
occupied. Although the chief parts of the system depend upon sweating,
exercise, and feeding, yet the object to be obtained by the pedestrian
would be defeated, if these were not adjusted each to the other,
and to his constitution. The trainer, before he proceeds to apply
his theory, should make himself acquainted with the constitution and
habits of his patient, that he maybe able to judge how far he can,
with safety, carry on the different parts of the process. The nature
of the patient’s disposition should also be known, that every cause
of irritation may be avoided; for, as it requires great patience
and perseverance to undergo training, every expedient to sooth and
encourage the mind should be adopted.
The skilful trainer will, moreover, constantly study the progress of
his art, by observing the effect of its processes, separately and
in combination. If a man retain his health and spirits during the
process, improve in wind, and increase in strength, it is certain
that the object aimed at will be obtained; but, if otherwise, it is
to be apprehended that some defect exists, through the unskilfulness
or mismanagement of the trainer, which ought instantly to be remedied
by such alterations as the circumstances of the case may demand. It
is evident, therefore, that in many instances the trainer must be
guided by his judgment, and that no fixed rules of management can, with
absolute certainty, be depended upon, for producing an invariable and
determinate result. In general, however, it may be calculated, that the
known rules are adequate to the purpose, if the pedestrian strictly
adhere to them, and the trainer bestow a moderate degree of attention
to his state and condition during the progress of training.
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