The Erwin Chatter, monthly
newspaper for the employees of Erwin Cotton Mills, June, 1945 issue. Editor in
chief was H.W. Calvert; Cooleemee Editor J.W. Wall; Durham Editor Galen Elliot;
Erwin Editor Whitney H. Thomas; Art staff David Stone; Central office
reporters, Virginia Pickett and Zoe Young.
How Fit Are You?
The surprisingly
low average of physical fitness among men and women of the nation is being
publicized more and more each day as service statistics are released. Now we
know something of the physical fitness of those who happened to come before the
examining boards of the various branches of the armed services, and it doesn’t
take much looking about us, particularly in a mirror, to realize what the state
of the home front must be.
Physical
fitness—that full ‘o pep feeling—that drive to ambitious endeavor to do and to
succeed at whatever is undertaken—is something every industrial employee owes
himself. But then if this is a job for everyone, just how much does it take to
reach something of that toned up feeling and streamlined body? Not as much as
most men and women think, though more for some than others. Too many shrug and
say something about being tired or not being good at athletics, etc., etc.
Alibis are very cheap and easy to throw around.
Mild exercise,
proper posture, proper precautions in working movements are all easy and keep
the body toned. Diet has something to do with this business, too. Not how much is eaten, but what. What is
good for one in both quantity and choice is not necessarily good for another.
This business of
being fit is a personal problem—one every employee ought to do something about.
Spring and summer are great times for storing up winter vitality; so after work
freshen up and loosen up. Play and recreation, not amusement and
‘wreckreation’, will make life a little more on the sunny side.
Why don’t you take
an inventory of your health and recreation today? Get in the drive to be
physically fit?
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