European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 2, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 the stars and stripes May 1977 the of fat by Bill Hendi uck associated Iress Ere i in my 29 years 6 feet 177 i play racquetball at least two hours u i feel or so 1 Enlil a took the stress youre in the shape of a Man 40 to 49 years the doctor youre 12 pounds the other doctor said and i Felt truth in nol much different from the vast majority of they told and i can do something about the first step of the stress test at the Ini varsity of Louisville was to immerse me in 1 was told to sit in a chair like an i depth report titled shaping up will appear in your Stan and stripes later this the 16page report will look at military fit Ness programs in Europe and examine in detail the problems of overweight individuals in the forces look for part one of the report in the Middle eight pages of your Sion and Sirigas two Days from contraption railed a hydrostatic weighing device that dangles into a Pool of water fran u diving the chair was attached to a weighing i was dipped into the water and told t make sure All of the air was out of my squeeze it squeeze it All says Art who joined or Bryant in research at the University last the purpose of All of this was to de Termine my weight under water with no air in my lungs so they could Tell Huw much body fat 1 Kal is less dense than and what i weighed under water was the amount other than the said the part of you that was weighed under water was the lean body Xvi Rune needs body but not As much As most of us you can be a perfect specimen according to insurance com Pany you might what youre supposed to for your height but you still can be underwater weighing registers lean body mass in order to calculate body after the water electrodes were attached to me and 1 was forced to then on a Treadmill when 1 got off the i mounted a stationary bicycle and pumped the pedals until i was panting with exhaustion and sweating All the 1 had a snorkel in my to make in even More difficult to a Clamp was placed Over my the snorkel was attached to a a to measure How much of Gen is taken in and How much is breathed out it was All registered on sophisticated equipment that blinked arid counted and changed the electrodes were attached to an Electrocardiogram machine used to detect abnormal heart the purpose of All of this was to make me exert myself to make my heart beat Aster than when the list finally was the two doctors fed the data into a i didst like what the computer nor enjoy what the doctors told the Prescript Ion self walk 30 at every at a Pace of four Miles an that nol its walking no no crash i want even told to quit smok although they said smoking is but i play Ball once a 1 pro Stamford said that not enough to be he youve gut to Tat right and exercise or at least our or five times a in my i can lose one Pound of body fat every iwo weeks if i take a 30 minute walk every but to stay in ill have to keep it were not Selling a product that very Stamford said were suing in a soft we  have any Trou ble if sex and eating chocolate cake were Good exercise wont necessarily add years to your the two exercise physiologists but it will improve the Quality of your existence by the time most people reach the age of intellectual prowess is More important than physical Stamford people achieve status by making a Lut of Money having a Good Strong body loses its but Stamford says All of that is begin Ning to although people tend to think of what they do to keep in nut what they dont when people envision themselves As you say youre in terrible shape and they dont believe we Are most successful with people Whu come to us and tin a i need i was heading my mtr save handbook the other Civ will did you exr i in n a Baths pm he rare first i raw Amoss i plan for saving Hnnry and in Rev its so simple is   Iho Iii Alt it rut Rev Jan him far the s in in Vonni by Erma Bomback at wits end la nor what hip i Lichti f it p it ii i the m is i at h p in we All sat numbly Nair a Siwl of Cereal having breakfast what am i supp Oil to do tween now and lunch a 3 a m this is the Ohhi i said Crit did my know Thorsr Anthe 1hiaptst times to Mak phone Calls to and if of dial Uil Hunt dirty turn As from a Privee Lite Uhric the children no to ii Lav in the traffic out for Milkman As for in i Turnnel on the Washer i incr tools t i p1 us in wet tools Ani electric Lawn a Vizir and am at this  saving a it full is a lir my i i it