Restorative Arts

The constitutional arts for improving human physique, strength, and stamina through exercise and conditioning.





Good-health in general

Physical Beauty (*.pdf book)
The Body Beautiful (*.pdf book)
First Book in Physiology and Hygiene (*.pdf book)
Body Astrology (*.pdf book)

The Boy's Viewpoint (*.pdf)
Dedication Tests (*.pdf)
Boys Book of Body Building (*.pdf book)
Macfaddens Encyclopedia of Physical Culture (*.pdf book)

Nutrition

Minerals (*.pdf)
Vitamin Basics (*.pdf book)
Nutrient Interrelationships Minerals-Vitamins-Endocrines (*.pdf)
Herbs for Healthy Aging (*.pdf)
Nutritional Blood Analysis (*.pdf)
Nutrition Labeling (*.pdf)
Produce Decoded (*.txt)
VA Nutrition Library (zipped *.pdf files)

Breathing

How to Breathe for Every Type of Exercise (*.pdf)
Respiratory Muscle Training as an Ergogenic Aid (*.pdf)
Breathing Exercises (*.pdf)
Long Deep Breathing (*.pdf)
Pranayama and the Art of Breathing (*.pdf)
Yogic Breathing and Meditation (*.pdf)

Stretching

Stretching (*.pdf)
Active Isolated Stretching (*.pdf book)
Yoga Postures Step By Step (*.pdf book)

Exercise

Warm Up (*.pdf)

Aerobics (*.pdf book)
Walking for Exercise (*.pdf)
Active Isolated Strengthening (*.pdf book)
Increasing Neck Strength for the Prevention of Injury (*.pdf)
New Study Puts the Crunch on Ineffective Ab Exercises (*.pdf)
Tensing Exercises (*.pdf book)
Muscle Building (*.pdf book)

Gymnastics for Fitness

Sample Exercises on the Stability Ball (*.pdf)
Female Sex Positions That Double as Exercise (*.pdf)
The Swedish System of Educational Gymnastics (*.pdf book)
Tumbling for Girls (*.pdf book)
The Teaching of Elementary School Gymnastics (*.pdf book)
Teaching Advanced Calisthenic Movements (*.pdf book)
The Navy SEAL Physical Fitness Guide (*.pdf book)
Manual of Boxing, Club Swinging, and Manly Sports (*.pdf book)

Resistive Exercising

Weight Training for Women (*.pdf)
Tubing Maxi-Fitness Program (*.pdf book)
Isotonic Neck Exercises (*.pdf)
Medicine Ball Cleans (*.pdf)
The Nautilus Book (*.pdf book)
Physical Fitness for Individuals with Lower Limb Loss (*.pdf book)
The Ultimate Weight Training Workout Routine (*.pdf)
Bus Operator Exercise Manual (*.pdf book)

    Calisthenics with hand-held apparatus

The New Gymnastics for Men, Women, and Children (*.pdf book)
The New Calisthenics (*.pdf book)
Hand-book of Light Gymnastics (*.pdf book)
Ten Minutes Exercise for Busy Men (*.pdf book)
Calisthenic Apparatus (*.pdf)
Upper Body Wand Exercises (*.pdf)
The Dumb-bell and Indian Club (*.pdf book)
Indian Clubs and Dumb Bells (*.pdf book)
Jumping Rope (*.pdf)
Strength Training with Medicine Balls (*.pdf)
Exercises with the Medicine Ball (*.pdf book)

       ← Indian Club video

Club Swinging (*.pdf)
A Guide to the Anatomy of Indian Clubs (*.pdf)
A Handbook of Indian Club Swinging (*.pdf book)
Simple Indian Club Exercises (*.pdf book)
Indian Club Exercises (*.pdf)
The Indian Club Exercise (*.pdf book)
New System of Indian Club Exercises (*.pdf book)
Club Swinging for Physical Exercise and Recreation (*.pdf book)
Indian Club Swinging by an Amateur (*.pdf book)
Fox's Club Swinging (*.pdf book)
Spalding's Indian Club Exercises (*.pdf book)
Indian Club Swinging (*.pdf book)
Club Exercises (*.pdf book)
Indian Club Exercises and Exhibition Drills (*.pdf book)

{Overexertion Healing}

The Healing Power of Trauma Comfrey (*.pdf)
The Book of Massage (*.pdf book)

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Contraindicated Exercises (*.pdf)
High-Risk Exercises (*.pdf)

This websites target audience is Adults, particularly females with busy schedules who merely desire to stay fit and safe. This archive is a superior resource for professionals designing a custom physical culture program, as it focuses on fundamentals.

Indian Club Note:
Because swinging patterns vary widely, this archive includes multiple Indian Club books, operating on the assumption that each may contain only one or two patterns worth executing. User discretion in pattern selection is required, with the video providing an excellent starting point. Playing appropriate music during an Indian Club routine, as is done with Aerobics, can increase workout enjoyment.