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)