European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 1, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A nov  for people looking to health clubs Tor Gont Lor forms of exercise there s now also no Impact aerobics Low intensity exercise by Linda Wells naw York times a s fall approaches for Many people Summor sports Are giving Way to running and aerobic  s Fino for the Lucky few who do not suffer irom weak Knees or Ankles a bad Back or other problems that Rule out running and jumping. For the estimated 70 to 80 percent of americans who Are not so Lucky there Are gentler alternatives. Most people should t run but they Don l learn this until Aller the fact said or James a. Nicholas an orthopaedic surgeon and founder and director of the Institute Lor sports Medicine and athletic trauma at Erma Bombeck Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. Slow jogging or trolling would probably be Safe bul people Are competitive they wan to run faster Art tier and longer11 running la Lough on the  said or. Robert p. Nirschl the director of the Virginia Sporl Medicine and rehabilitation Institute in Arlington and a consultant to the president s Council on physical fitness and sports. Bul in is not As bad As 1he jumping Steps in High Speed aerobic dance. Swimming bicycling and walking Are much  of these activities walking for fitness is gaining tremendous popularly among americans Aboul 39 million in 1985,13 percent of them new to the practice according to american sports data inc. In Hartsdale n. Y. People who Are looking to health clubs Tor gentle forms of exercise will have an easier Lime finding them this fall. The now York health and Racquet club for instance has installed More life cycles stationary bicycles with computer hookups thai Monitor the workout and Cybor eagles peddling machines for the arms both of which Are easy on joints. For people who enjoy the convenience Low Cost and camaraderie of exercising in a class there is something new Low Impact or non Impact aerobics. I was hurl about 10 years ago in an aerobic dance class said Caren Austen an exercise instructor at and a co owner of the Pollar Auslen fitness Center in Manhollan. I knew better bul t went along with the class and Tore a  at Pollan Austen and other exercise centers in new York non Impact Means Al least one look is planted on the floor during the movements and the arms swing vigorously. In Low Impact aerobics the iee1 May leave the floor bul the jumps Are Low and the Pace slower. Both activities elevate the heart rate enough to give a real cardiovascular workout to All but the extremely lit. There was some resistance when we first introduced Low Impact aerobics said Anne Niland the aerobics coordinator Al the vertical club in Manhattan. Niland solved the problem by assigning two instructors to a single class. Ono demonstrates the Geller moves the other leads traditional aerobics and participants can choose what exercises they want to do. Even though More people arc realizing that some kinds of strenuous exercise can be dangerous she said " Here will always be Whoso who want the hard fast  the people in my classes want a Challenge but they would also like to continue exercising for the rest of their lives said Lee Martin of the Bjorkman & Martin studio of dance and exercise in Manhattan. Whether aerobics or calisthenic her gentle exercises Are not easy the movements Are precise show and Lough nothing can beat ballroom dancing when it comes to refinement. It is the original Low Impact aerobic dance and a Typo of exercise thai Nicholas recommends highly. The new York health and Racquet club is hollering classes in Cha Cha tango and other Steps Al its West 56th Street facility. Not All Low Impact aerobics classes Are risk free. In some participants carry Light weights As they move in is an attractive idea from the standpoint of saving time Nirschl said but Many people end up doing neither the aerobics nor the weight work properly. Some people especially older ones May suffer injures to the shoulders irom this kind of exercise " physicians tend to discourage any program Ihal is not individuated. Thai s Iho problem with mass Market exercise Nirschl said. In addition Many exercise instructors Don t have the proper raining. It s time that doctors got involved by teaching patients and instructors How to exorcise safely As Long As you think before you move Low intense v exercise makes sense Nirschl said. The surface you exercise on should be Solt a Wood floor is Best. The shoes you Wear should fit Well have a stable Heel a Roomy toe Box and should protect against Shock. And the techniques should be performed carefully Nirschl added a caveat anyone who does have physical problems or who is Over the age of 35 should consult a physician before beginning an exercise program. If you have been married for longer than live years there is a Survey that says you and your husband spend Only 30 minutes a week talking to one another. The blame is placed at the feet of a fast paced life disappearing dinner hour and television they re not the villains. The horrifying truth is most people Only have five years of Good material in them and they go into reruns you re telling the same stories Aboul your childhood nagging one another Over the same Saulls sharing the same complaints Over the same children and rehashing the same feelings. After 37 years the 30 minutes get tougher and tougher to fill what a Wanna talk about this week i asked my husband. How about this dump is failing apart " of god. That s almost a classic. Besides you like to stalk Oul of the room with that one and you look  Iel s do something Low key like How i m waiting for the Carlo break Down before i unload  that one takes Loo much Oul of  hey i heard a great Story this week he said excitedly is that the Little spellbinder about the Duck in the Sauna where did you hear in you told me last  i did  get reall How Many Duck stories in a Sauna Are there did the kids Call Wilh anything major nothing no traumas. No  we never could count on them when we needed  wednesday october 1, 1986 How Many More minutes do we have to fill "alillleover2ci." did i Tell you Here s talk of a new traffic Light at the intersection is this a new Story of course it s new. I be been saving it there s nothing definite Yel. The Barber was talking Aboul  that s it thai s it he said. Needs work. I think i la have Ihal fresh spinach for dinner the Way my Mother used to make in with Bacon and vinegar and hard boiled eggs he added. Can t we Ever shout without talking1 i said. Anything is Worth a shot he yawned. I1sw, a angst Tittl s the stars and stripes Page 17