Prepare to put your stiff upper lift through its paces with this Victorian guide to being manly
For gentlemen leading sedentary lives, Donald Walker has just the pep talk you need.
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
Lavishly illustrated throughout, this Victorian guide has been brought back to life so that modern gents can exercise the manly way.
By:
Donald Walker Imprint: Michael Joseph Ltd Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 204mm,
Width: 138mm,
Spine: 19mm
Weight: 241g ISBN:9780241349151 ISBN 10: 024134915X Pages: 176 Publication Date:15 June 2018 Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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ELT Advanced
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Primary
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
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.