Hygienic Studies on The Actual Condition of The so-called Physically Weak Children and Their Physical and Health Education (III)

Part 4. Summary and Conclusion

Abstract

Since the 38th fiscal year of Shôwa, I have given guidance in nourishment and physical exercise to the 81 children and pupils in the institutions for so called physically weak children and pupils in Gifu Prefecture and Aichi Prefeture and investigated its effect upon the restoration and promotion of the health of the children and pupils from the synthetic viewpoint of hygienic studies and physical and health education. In nourishment, I was very careful about the supply of albumen, fat, and Vitamin. In physical exercise, I attached importance to such teaching materials as plays, free gymnastics, heavy gymnastics, rhythmic exercise and rope-skipping, and taught them for five days a week in the 38th fiscal year of Shôwa (36 minutes a day), for 3 days a week in the 39th fiscal year of Shôwa (40 minutes a day) and for six days a week in the 40th and 41st fiscal year of Shôwa. The results of this investigation are as follows: 1. There is little difference between year and year. In the 38th and 39th year, the growth of form is not large, but the growth of function is remarkable. 2. In the 40th and 41st year, there is a large increase of form. 3. For four years from the 38th to the 41st year, both form and function by actual measurement are inferior, but many children and pupils show alarge quantity of increase. In order to increase form in parallel with function, it is desirable for them to take exercise even for a few hours every day. 4. In physical training, free gymnastics, heavy gymnastics and rope-skipping are effective from the viewpoint of the development of physical strength, and cirquet training is desirable as form of training.