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4. Exercise of the Back

It reduces the risk of back strain. The following are few ways of exercising the back.

Activity-1:Touching the Toes

First of all, the students should stand in a queue maintaining a
distance of at least eighteen inches (one hand) between them.
Then, at the count of 1 by the teacher, they should touch the
toes of their left foot by their right hand. While doing this, the
left hand should be stretched upwards, eyes should be looking
at the fingers of the left hand and knees should not be bent.

At the count of 2, they should stand with their arms on the
waist and at the third count, they should touch the right toes Exercise of the back
by left hand and at the fourth count, they should resume the
original position. It should be repeated three to four times.

Activity-2: Bending the Back backwards Facing the sky

Students stand in circular or semi-circular position as needed

and with the teacher's instruction and the count of 1, they
should jump to spread their legs and put the hands on the
waist. With the count of 2, they should bend backward
looking at the sky and when the teacher counts 3, they should
straighten their back and with the count of 4, they should
come to the attentive position again. This activity should be
repeated 3-4 times.

Exercise

Give short answer to the following questions.

1. What is meant by physical exercise?

2. Why should warm-up exercise be done before playing games or sports?

3. What are the methods of doing exercise of the shoulders, knees and the waist?

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