1969 Volume 35 Issue 2 Pages 87-100
From April in 1963 to March in 1964, I gave guidance in physical and health education for the restoration and cultivation of basic physical strength under proper nutrition for 36 minutes a day from Monday th Friday every week to the 17 boys (the average age is 10.6 years in a certain institution for so-called physically weak children and pupils in Gifu Prefecture, and tried to see its effect upon the rate of increase in form and function. As the result of this investigation, the following conclusions were obtained. 1. As to the increase of form, I found there was little effect. 2. As th the increase of function it was remarkable, especially, in 50-metre running, soft-ball throwing, strength of grip, and strength of back. In view of the above-mentioned conclusions, I believe that the ideal of bodily health is to make both form and function grow and develop as far as possible. In this sense, I think that an increas in the growth of form should be promoted by checking the fall of nutrition in summer and especially by giving thought to subsidiary foods. In any case, I am confirmed in my belief that proper nourishment and active practice of physical and health education with careful protection will bring about an early rehabilitation of their health.
