European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 16 stars and stripes monday september 11, 1967 i a word to the wives. By John Krueger staff writer golfing widows can no longer console themselves with the belie that their husbands prolonged absence on the fairways is at least promoting his health through much needed exercise. The bitter truth girls is that your great outdoors Man is using up Only 3.0 times More Energy in making his rounds on the Golf course than if he were stretched out on the Couch. Such myth shattering statistics have been gathered by Leroy Getchell assistant professor of physical education at Ball state University in also conducted a time and action study that showed that an average golfing foursome spends Overa third of its time just standing or just about the same time As is spent in walking which is suppose to be the golfer s main claim to exertion. The percentages Are 34.5 for standing and 36.6 for walking. The rest of the time is spent putting 20.4 per cent and swinging at the Ball 8.5 per cent in fact the Lack of physical conditioning in Golf has prompted British life insurance companies to instruct their doctors to take another look at policy holders in their late 30s and 40s who heretofore have Bee considered Good risks because they were golfers. In rigorous physical tests conducted by Getchell golfers fared no better in fitness than did non golfers and were vastly inferior to men who regularly per formed calisthenic. And As to burning up calories golfing 223 an hour rates last on a list that also includes walking 334bicycling 410swimming 524 and running 679 so next time he starts to Duck out with the boys with the excuse that he needs the exercise ask him whom he s trying to kid. A aviatrix Gillespie Alaska housewife who shows men How to Fly now Are employed by american com Mercial airlines. It costs $750 to get a private Pilot License in Alaska a state where about three out of 100 residents Fly. One Dis Patcher at Anchorage International air port claims a reason for so Many air borne alaskans is that the state has More flyable Days than other states be cause of the Cool Clear weather. If female student pilots Are really in Manneth. Editor by Harry l. Swiderski one of Alaska s most successful flying instructors is a former Kansas House wife who fell into the business on theold if you can t beat them join them philosophy. Pat Gillespie and her husband Tony an educator in Anchorage had lived in Alaska 12 years when the Man of the House one Day suggested let s buy an sceptical at first mrs. Gilespie agreed Only after realizing her husband had the apparently it was infectious. Soon after their first flight in their own air plane Pat enrolled in training course and won her License. Today with More than 2,300 flying hours under her seat Belt Pat averages about five hours a Day instructing a Merrill Field in Anchorage. More than 50 men and women have won their Pilot licenses under the Tutelage of the tall slender one of her students has failed to obtain a License and several of them Pat Gillespie. Wife who go bit by her husband s flying Bug. Terestea in flying mrs. Gillespie find them excellent however apparently All wives Aren tas fortunate As mrs. Gillespie in the join pm of the trouble she says comes from the poor gals who relearning to Fly because their Pilot husbands want them
