Description: Segment 1 This segment demonstrates good standing posture, illustrated by a young boy. He shows features such as a lifted chest, flat lower abdomen. To illustrate how posture depends upon the set of opposing muscles, an anatomical drawing of the muscles which pull the shoulders forward and an anatomical drawing of muscles which pull the shoulders back are overlaid onto the torso of a very athletic young man. Good posture and bad posture are contrasted with two boys standing facing each other. Time start: 00:00:00:00 Time end: 00:04:36:05 Length: 00:04:36:05 Segment 2 How to correct bad posture by standing against a wall is demonstrated by a young boy. This segment deals with the sitting posture which is initially illustrated by a young girl sitting at a desk clothed, then in contemporary sports attire, showing how the head and shoulders should be balanced over the hips. Time start: 00:04:36:05 Time end: 00:08:15:17 Length: 00:03:39:12 Segment 3 A young man sitting at a desk is used to illustrate the importance of keeping the backbone straight. Poor and good posture are contrasted in the way they affect lung capacity and the position of the abdominal organs. This section deals with the importance of good posture. There is an illustration of how posture affects the size of the chest, lung capacity and position of the abdominal organs. The value of good posture is shown to affect appearance, health and athletic accomplishment. Footage is shown of two ladies walking one is stooping, the other walks tall. Track and field sports are seen with hurdlers in slow motion. An intertitle suggests that 'posture and poise suggest personality' as illustrated by a senior military person on horseback at a military parade. Time start: 00:08:15:22 Time end:00:13:07:09 Length: 00:04:51:21