Posture and Personality (1949)

[Music] if success or happy morning paper what qualities do you think you would need your high school diploma a college degree beauty brains pool popularity all of us want to make a success of our lives and while some careers all for special talents and special skills there are qualities we all can develop to bring success to each one of us as a person take bill here success to him right now means getting a job and he's checking up on himself to see if he has the qualifications mentioned in the ad as he makes the rounds he finds that Poise radiant health and good appearance are of great importance in the adult world that success while it depends on a number of things includes these characteristics he sent these things in school of course as most of you do and Mom and Dad talk some about it at home but few of us take the time to really study the subject you hear a lot about personality in high school and college about he or she is a good personality for one look at her posture here's Tom stiff as a ramrod his shoulders a braced back instead of being being balanced and ready to move he's on a ju's fatigue suie slouches and thereby instead of appearing as an alert friendly young lady she seems tired all the time now Jack may be an a student but his personality and Poise would be improved if his posture were not so lopsided some of these posture Falls go back to our kindergarten days and before and teachers realizing the importance of posture appearance and physical and mental health give more thought to it than formerly the chair must fit even the smallest child if he's to learn good posture habits hips should touch the back of the chair and the feet should be flat on the floor later on when used help conscious teachers fit the dead child instead of merely assigning a child to a desk as was done too often in the past now we know that boys and girls too should learn the feel of sitting correctly because good Poise and Balan posture not only improve appearance and cut down fatigue but they make it easier to concentrate on the lessons or whatever is at hand if you have formed some bad functional posture habits talk to your teacher who will help you correct them if you'll take the time and effort with good posture a straight line should run from the tip of your skull down through your neck shoulders hips knees and inets if the line is fairly straight then your line of balance is good if your head sticks out like a turtle or if you slump to one side or slouch on one foot or if your tummy sticks out your line of balance is bad and a strain is placed on your muscles to keep you from falling bad posture if continued you can't work well or enjoy playing your favorite sport we won't run a straight line from the tip of your skull down through your insteps but here is an adequate substitute to practice at home with the aid of a partner stand with your back to a wall heels shoulders and calves of legs should touch the wall let your partner check you head shoulders calvs of legs heels all touching wall Head Shoulders heels all in line if so good if not practice till you in good posture try to get the balance feel and then hold that line let's check on this young man's standing posture head high as if balancing a book on the head chest out abdomen and back as flat as possible knees very lightly flexed not locked weight slightly forward over the balls of the feet and distribute it evenly on each foot feet parallel about 6 in apart this posture check is as good for the fair sex as it is for the rugged male the sense of balance you gain from it is truly remarkable it gives you a feeling of poise and without Poise no one can be really attractive if you have a space at the back of your waistline try to flatten the hollow of your back by pulling in against the wall good posture depends on skill not strength so practice this posture over and over and carry it with you wherever you go you'll be surprised how much better you'll feel once you've gained balanced posture and you men relax remember the straight line of balanced posture don't slump but don't be a ramrod either people with good posture enjoy life enjoy going places and doing things and they become less tired because of that balanc feeling of course without good health one can never achieve that balanced feeling and an important part of good health is proper eating here's a good way to start the day right citrus fruit whole grain cereal milk and cocoa don't skimp on breakfast it's important and take time for lunch take time to eat the foods that are good for you like this tempting cheese sandwich green and yellow vegetables and fruit we'll leave the carbohydrates the vitamins the enzymes and the proteins to the science class and rely on the seven Basic Foods as recommended by the national research Council these are milk and its products meat cheese fish or eggs green and yellow vegetables potatoes citrus fruit everyday and other fruits and season cereals some whole drained and enriched and bread and butter give you the 50 odd chemical constituents you need for proper nutrition you can get them all in these simple but attractive meals which are easy to cook because good nutrition posture proper rest and physical activity are the basis for a good personality modern teachers of physical education have developed interpretive exercises that can be fun as well as helpful the emphasis is on fresh air mass rhythms and interpretive dances which call into play all the muscles and Bones functioning together for good posture this open air pageant is a good example of the new idea in physical education these folks are having fun as well as exercising and they have their eyes on the future remember if you want to have fun if you want to really enjoy life practice good posture get that balanced feeling eat good foods regularly in your three meals a day to maintain good health get enough rest and exercise in the fresh air to release tensions and have fun radiant Health good appearance Poise and good posture will help you enjoy life not only as an individual but as a member of the community and as a citizen of America [Music] [Music]