New Gymnastics

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New Gymnastics

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His “New Gymnastics” also employed poles to loosen stiff joints, wooden dumbbells for flexibility, Indian clubs for limb coordination, and the cast-iron crown to develop neck and back muscles. Underlying Lewis’s system was an ideological agenda for women’s rights. Colleges such as Smith, Mount Holyoke, and…
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His “New Gymnastics” also employed poles to loosen stiff joints, wooden dumbbells for flexibility, Indian clubs for limb coordination, and the cast-iron crown to develop neck and back muscles. Underlying Lewis’s system was an ideological agenda for women’s rights. Colleges such as Smith, Mount Holyoke, and…
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