European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                3 a housework can be made to work toward a better figure for you says physical fitness expert but to get the most in proper exercise from household chores revamp your work methods Brush the cobwebs out of you habits said mrs. Bonnie Prudden director of the Institute for physical fitness a White Plains . Mrs Prudden who worked with former president Eisenhower advisory committee on tide Obj cautions against expecting housework alone to keep you fit and  but there Are ways of making. Routine pay off ,. She  feeds for instance take huge stretches find reaches instead of Comfort Able Short ones she advises. I used to Hutte the mattress turning bit but Good asst May be for the mattress it s a lot better for you. Every heavy thing you have to lift nil your life is Good for you. Just As Long is you arc Strong enough to do  when objects slide under chairs Don take the easy Way and lift the chair out of the Way she continues. Go under after it. Sounds Active ant unnecessary i know. But consider the actions of Chil Dren. They use the floor and the More practice in stooping and crawling the younger your body will  mrs. Prudden s thoughts on How new habits in housekeeping can Aid the figure Are contained in her new Book How to keep slender and pit after  mrs. Prudden Mother of two daughters originally established her fitness Institute at White Plains but now has franchise branches in various parts of the nation. She is a slim Lively example of How he regimen for living both in exercise and by Gay Pauley up staff writer diet can keep the body Young even As the years ," she says were never meant to be fat and that goes for any  Contention is that & reducing diet alone is not enough the body needs the exercise to keep its tone. Even dusting can be a figure  suggested that when you dust reach again. Plant your feet at one endow the piano and reach All the Way to the other 1 you can. Only the Young body stretches and it stretches just As Long As it is forced Dally to stretch even the mop handle can be turned into an exercise bar. When you lean Downto elide the mop under furniture keep your Back and Knees straight she suggested. After you be finished mopping grab the handle to both hands and Ste through the space Between your hands first with one foot then the other. Then step Back again. This keeps the Backum Ber and Strong another mop exercise for Waist and mid Riff slimming place the mop handle Back of your upper Back and then twist As far the stars and stripes As possible to the left. Keeping the feet wide apart and the legs stiff twist All the Way to the right. Start with 20 twist Sand work up to 50. Mrs. Prudden suggested these other ways to get added exercise from household chores wring clothes in a direction opposite to what you re used to occasionally wringing helps to keep the Arm muscle Strong. When you lift clothes from a Washer make a habit of lifting them High an carrying them above your head to the folding table result More  the level of your feet As you stand ironing or washing dishes by rising frequently on tiptoe. The More often you change level the less tired your feet will be at the end of the Day