Excerpt from The Swedish System of Educational GymnasticsAlthough, for reference, use has been made of the scant literature on this subject, yet the author wishes to state that this book is not a translation.The chapters On the physiological effects of exercise and on the muscular activity in the bodily movements are not strictly within the Scope of the book, yet the author has decided to include them in the appendix, that the teacher of gymnastics may always have them at hand for reference.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.