European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse By Carol Krucoff Washington Posti n America s fitness revolution people lend to join one of two Camps fitter than thou zealots whose idea of fun is running a Marathon in an ice storm and sanctimonious Couch potatoes who boast Hal they gel plenty of exercise serving As pallbearers Tor friends who jog. But the latest research suggests that Bolh extremes arc hazardous to health. Today exercise experts Are advocating a Middle ground of activity Hal promotes More than just cardiovascular health. The key. They say. Is slaying Active Wilhour literally tunning yourself Ragg i. We have tried for years to determine what level of exercise is beneficial and what level is says or. Kenneth Cooper who helped launch the fitness movement 20 years ago with his landmark Book. Aerobics. The newest data show that you Don t have to exercise so vigorously to get an aerobic effect Cooper says. Even moderate activity like working around the House can reduce your risk of heart disease -. Now founder and president of the aerobics Center and the Institute for aerobics research in Dallas. Cooper has toned his own workout Down from a Dairy run to running four or five limes a week ii you Are running More than 15 mites per week you Aro running Lor something other than fitness he says. Today we stress safely moderation and lifelong for increasing numbers of people that lifelong activity is walking. In addition to cardiovascular benefits walking has also been shown to reduce anxiety and tension and Aid in weight loss whole or. James m. Rippe and his colleagues in a recent article in inc journal of the american medical association. Regular walking May help improve cholesterol profile help no Nirol hypertension and slow inc process of osteoporosis Bone thinning. Enthusiasm Lor walking has increased for a variety of reasons Raj los Rippe director of the exercise physiology Laboratory at the University of Massachusetts medical school and director of the not for Profil Rock pwt walking in Stille. Many older to goofs have turned to walking As a ices slide soul form of exercise he says some had also experienced injuries trom Higham Paci activities such As jogging and Racquet sports. To hem walking seemed like a reasonable safer alternative.". Also new reports from the medical Lile Ratic. Showed Hal running is not a Panacea. Exercise must be combined Wilh proper nutrition reduction of cardiac risk factors and Olhorn positive slops Rippe says and it must be done walking can to done by people of at Ages and. Varied health conditions including pregnancy and diabetes. Walking provides an effect form of activity to help patients establish the kind of consistent lifelong exorcise programs that have been shown to carry the most Jinpo flank Long Lerm he ail bin evils he writes in Jama. But aerobic activity Hal strengthens the heart and lungs is just part of the exercise picture. As fitness moves from lad to fact researchers Are also uncovering the Impo Manee of a Well rounded workout. Ii All you re doing is aerobic exercise that s not. Going to do it Lor the upper body says exercise. Physiologist Michael Polock who is chairing a committee that is revising the american College of sports Medicine s guidelines on exercise and fitness expected to be approved n May we re recommending adding resistance weight these exercises build up muscle strength and in some cases improve. Flexibility. A Well rounded program includes activities that address All Lour subcategories of physical fitness note the asm guidelines. the ability of the heart and lungs to perform a sustained activity body composition the relative amounts of. Fat and loan he body s ability to perform a my. Range Iol motion -. Stay Active without running yourself Page 14 the stars and stripes. Tuesday d
