legs, and press your feet one against the other. (1) Bend your knees and draw them back toward your chest. (2) Continue this movement until your hips rise off the floor and your knees touch the chin. Return the hips and legs to the first position, slowly. Repeat this five times, increasing gradually to 15.

(1) Lie on your back, bend your knees, press your feet together, raise your arms and stretch them out.

head, pressing the palms of your hands one against the other (as in the picture). Bend to the left side as far as you can, return to your first position, then bend to the right side. Repeat this 10 times, increasing gradually to twenty.

Lie on your back, and stretch your arms out at your sides, leaving the palms on the floor. Stretch out your

(2) Raise yourself slowly until

(3) you reach an upright sitting position. Bend your body toward the floor.

Repeat this five times, increasing gradually to 15.

(Put your feet at first under the edge of the bed or the table, or let someone hold them so that they remain pressed to the floor.)