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bullets or courage, in flying an airplane? What heats ehvidditice gs. there’ that:
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weds im this ficld to ny Imowledze. In contrast, the fact that has impressed me
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’ officers are . those (1) which will develop and naintain gencral all-arotnd‘endu-

ranee.or..fitness, (2) which involve a areat as of running, (3) which strengthen
the- abdgminal muscles, and (4) which cxpeal ‘to ve. partiouler interests of the! in-

dividual flying officer. Wes is a reason way dash of these types of activitiés,

. selected on the. basis of our original objectives Lowa ox physical condition for

flying airplanes. under. Pup ak conditions), is “ndvoeated:

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re pRannines vigorous and/or extended panna nes ‘te ‘the one eee exercise for
the development and nad nienange of a _ wold-funetioniag chroulétory ‘system and ros~-
piratory system. Both these Baa en sienkndimes butcise sid in altitude and
distance flying. All of you kmow, from your courses in physiology and physiology
of exercise, that the trained state cndenerentinta functioning of the organic
systems, may be obtained and maintained only thru the continued vigorous use of

the big muscle systems of the body.. Therefore, we advocate lots of vigorous run-

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