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Excerpt from Physical Culture: First Book of Exercises in Drill, Calisthenics, and Gymnastics
The effect that gymnastic and calisthenic exercises have upon any but the muscular system is too often, unfortunately, not considered the important effect they have of increasing the action of the respiratory; circulatory and nutritive systems, is seldom thought of. We see this exemplified by those who engage exclusively in such exercises, for instance, as in the unintellectual exercise of lifting heavy dumb-bells.
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