European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 09, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes modern Medicine Foj i Onn Landers by Michael j. Halberstam mad Magazine s More trenchant cartoons showed the average sedentary american whose legs eventually withered away As tails have and whose shape became that Ofa legless Schmoe. At times this image seems like no exaggeration. Nearly half of All adult americans do not exercise at All and most of the res exercise halfheartedly they choose Effort less sports and do not engage in them regularly. Of those who do exercise most prefer to walk Amble is a better word and the rest ride bicycles swim or do terms of Energy expenditure these activities Burn no More than 300 calories per hour while running bums up 900. Such moderate activities also do Little to build strength an endurance. Why Are american bodies and those inmost other Industrial countries in such appalling disuse one answer is Little of the physical labor of the past and can spend virtually the entire Day sit aps also we lose sight of what Pecan gain from physical activity stronger hearts better lungs More flexible joints fewer backaches and less tension. In addition to better health the person who exercises effectively looks better feels better has More Energy at the end of the Day More Grace and endurance sleeps better thinks More clearly and leads Fuller and longer life. And a telling Point for Many exercise ends off the creeping obesity that has reached epidemic proportions in the activity is also its own Reward it can be great fun and As one Jogger testifies i find myself much easier to live with if i have run in the question is How to get moving which Art Buchwald Washington the real problem of Hospital prices the experts Tell us is not the patient but the empty Beds. A Hospital can keep Down costs if it la absolutely full. But it starts to lose Money if it does t have enough sick people to care recent news item said that Sunrise Hospital and medical Center in Las vegas is trying to solve the problem through a lottery. Sunrise seemed to be doing a Good business during the week but it was suffering from a Lack of patients on weekends. So the Las vegas Hospital came up with a unique plan. If you Check in on Friday or saturday your name goes into a hat for a lottery. Every monday morning a certified Public accountant draws a name from the hat and the Winner i Given the Choice of five different Mediterranean cruises Worth 4,000. The Winner has a year to claim the prize and if for some reason he or she never leaves the Hospital the prize goes to the patient s this is an innovative idea there Are others that we can think of which would Cut Hospi Tal costs and fill the empty rooms that Are costing All of us so much Money. One idea would be for a Hospital to Hook up a hotline with All the doctors that Are accredited to the Hospital. Each doctor would have a quota to fill As to How Many patients he must Supply to the Hospital. As soon As a bed became empty the doctor would be notified that a Hospital patient was needed and he would be obligated to find someone for the bed whether he needed it or course the quota system is not the Only alternative to keeping hospitals full. Taking a Leaf from Holiday inns the Hospital could offer rooms for patients and put in cots for their children at no extra charge. They could also offer second honeymoon weekends for couples wanting to get away for afew Days. The main reason there Are so Many empty Hospital Beds has not been mentioned by any body and that is the poor Quality of the food. After a meal or two in an average Hospital most patients want to get dressed and is a solution for this. Most Independent surveys show there is so per cent More sur Gery done in this country than is necessary mainly because we have 50 per cent More surgeons. To Cut Down on surgery and also improve the Quality of Hospital food hew should provide retraining programs for surgeons and teach them How to Cook. Hopefully these surgeon chefs once they Learned their Trade could make Hospital cuisine the Best in the land and patients would extend their stays in their rooms As Long As their Blue Cross would let them. C lotang0lf Tom a exercises to do and How often. The Ameri can medical association recommends 30 to 60 minutes of exercise at least four to five times a week As a minimum. I personally feel that is minutes of sustained heavy exercise three times a week is enough to main Tain not achieve adequate workouts Are not enough and sudden bursts of activity can be dangerous when the body is in poor condition. The kind of physical activity that build bodies unfortunately for Many does not in clude popular sport like Golf volleyball Bowling and leisurely walking and Bicy cling. For example two hours of Bowling Isth exercise equivalent of a 30-minute sin Gles Tennis is one of the most effective exercises it requires Little time or equipment other than a Good pair of shoes and produces maximum a sport or physical activity does not pro Duce sweat heavy breathing and at the outset sore Muscles you probably Are not working hard enough or Long the other hand physical activity that is too stressful can cause harm. Persons Over 40-years old who Are overweight or have had heart blood pressure lung or joint problems should have an appropriate medical checkup before starting an exercise program. Anybody who experiences dizziness faint ing nausea undue pounding or uneven heartbeat or pain not associated with injury from exercise should also see a physician and ask him of her to recommend a suitable exercise program. A number of exercises Are potentially harmful deep knee bends can injure the knee joints and setups with the tags Flat can cause Back problems. It is Best to begin with a fitness creating program of calisthenic to shape up for More enjoyable and strenuous pursuits. Don t be a Martyr to your exercise program find a sport or activity you enjoy and pursue it an excellent guide to Safe and effective exercises anybody can do is an introduction to physical single copies Are available free of charge from the presi Dent s Council on physical fitness an sports Washington . 20201. In addition Yucas in Many cities have keep fit pro Grams As do local recreation centers youth groups churches and schools. Starting to exercise and sticking with it is no Small undertaking. 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Where Ever the parakeet lands it Delores is too Lazy to clean it up so i must do i did t go in there at least once a week and give it a Thor Ough cleaning the bedbugs Roaches Etc. Would take room is part of my House and i am coming to you for of the Board of health dear afraid if the facts you have stated Are Correct you have a perfect right to give the Para Keet to the Spca and enter your daughter s room to Spray for Roaches and other vermin. Do not pick up after her however no matter How Messy the room for knocking before enter ing Delores is entitled to privacy even though she s a Slob. Dear Ann i be just got to write in defense of the wife of just another her Hus band moaned that he was immaculate sober and a goo provider but she Cut off his sex life at age 55. She simply announced. That s i d be willing to make a be that this Guy does t know How to make love. I m a 54-year-Oldmale who is More Active sexually than when i was 34. I be never heard of a female who enjoyed sex rejecting it and it s up to theman to see that she enjoys it. I feel sorry for the millions of frustrated females in our puritanical society who must put up with Clumsy Hung up selfish men. No woman will be cold an unresponsive if there is some thing in it for sex till ninety dear . Well said. And now i la make a Small Side be that your letter will wind of on Many a shaving Mirror morning. Dear Ann i am 14 and my brother Jon is 18. We look alike and everyone Calls me Jon. My name is David. This gets me mad. But what really Burns me up is when my Mother Calls me Jon. I want to be known by the"aT51 was Given at birth. What can i do about it David is my name dear David lean to live died. Right
