European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 21, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                School s Case study committee composed of poachers. Parents school nurses Counselor therapists and special educators. Said or. Cot Charles n. Shufer director of the exceptional family member program medical services. The secondary Mission of lha clinics is 1o code the needs of All eligible exceptional family members. In addition the clinics must provide evaluations and treatments for exceptional family members ram birth to 4 years old with handicapping  the information gleaned irom coding of. Exceptional family members is used when the  comes up Lor overseas assignment. Screening of family members before overseas assignment became 1 mandatory in 1987. Bui 1st personnel com Din sch Guingon West Germany reports that Only 72 percent of family members actually Aro screened Totore arriving to an overseas assignment an increase Over the 45 percent who were screened in 1988. Outer said the goal i9 to ensure that the. Service member is assigned 1o an area where there Are appropriate medical educational and Community services to care for the needs of the except Iona family her Nebr. Overseas -. Accompanied travel can be denied in certain situations it the medical earn needed by an exceptional family member is . Onufer said a common rms perception among  that All medical services will be guaranteed in they Are enrolled in the program when  learn this is hoi True it creates a conflict Between deciding what is More important their assignment location arid career opportunities or an assignment location where their family members can be Betler cared Lor Onufer said. A a v " " one service member when was denied a Good assignment because his child had cancer became so angry he went to the inspector general and then tried to Dise Roll from the program oni iter said. The accompanied travel had been denied because hero Are no Ped Hajric cancer specialists overseas. V ,. Fortunately. As Are ult of Public taws Felicia and Andrew Are Able to receive the occupational and physical therapy they need to Benefit from their special education programs. Andrew s Mother Mary Ellen Pickrel said Sho is More satisfied with the care her son receives in Germany than that Given to him in a Public school in the Stales they  Are excited about film and like working with Andrew she said therapy has helped Andrew become More Mobile so to can participate in classroom activities she said Hie can also walk very Short distances wild help something he would t do before arriving Al vog Oloh Felicia s lamer Sec Richard j. Martinez a  the lands Uhl army regional medical Center said of the Cam his daughter receives at Vogel Weh. I fee that u has improved her a thousand percent she gets a lot out of in she Speaks better walks bolter and. Has better Overall coordination he said. Martinez said he enrolled in the. Exceptional family member program while he was in the United states and does not believe that doing so has restricted his career instructor Jocelyn Warren loads her class in e Tow Impact aerobic workout. E19 Brand to tuning up with Low Impact aerobics by Janet d Agostino medical writer resembling an Amateur chorus line More than sweaty Atni Olgs members of Jocelyn Warren s aerobics class rave led with rhythmic movements of their arms and legs across the floor. Veteran members of he group in kaisers Lauharn West Germany moved More smoothly and assuredly while newer members sometimes hesitated Wilh the unfamiliar Steps. Some were dressed in Iho. Shim Nery a Leleh leopards of style conscious aerobics enthusiasts while others were More casually attired in sweats or to shirts. Although suitable for All fitness Levels Warren s body control Tow Impact aerobics class is also designed for people with medical or head left conditions who cannot garlic Pate in High Impact aerobics or other types of exercise the emphasis is on performing the movements with control to prevent injuries and achieve maximum results Low Impact Means there Are no jumping movements in the exercises to stress Knees legs and the skeletal Structure instead the aerobic moves Are less jarring and consist of various exaggerated Power movements of the fists arms and Foel to increase the heart Rale and to achieve a vigorous workout  concentrate on wording the Large muscle groups and having participants travel across the floor rather than staying in one spot Low Impact aerobics is More suitable for people with special problems because it is easier to modify moves and control intensity Levels said Warren who is a management analyst Tor the 7025th air postal so in Kalsis Lauvern West Germany the classes Sho said arc recommended or people who Are More than 20 pounds overweight exercise ethos ass suffering from leg injuries such As Shin splints beginners to aerobic workouts or people who have been sedentary people with High blood pressure women who have recently Given birth people with minor Low Back pain and older people Warren screens All participants interested in the Low Impact class which lakes place monday through thursday 5 30 to 6 30 . At Ifie kaisers Lauharn High school Calemeria. Certain people who tall in the above categories May need to got a doctor s approval to participate. The Lee for lha aerobics class which is organized by Tho army s morale welfare and recreation office Al Kleber Cavern in Kaiso Saul can is $20 a month. Warren said she modifies Iho exercise move monks to  a participant s needs for example a person with a Back problem would be told not to do any twisting movements of Tho Waist or High leg or knee lists. Instead exercises would focus on stretching the hamstring lond is and hip flexor Muscles and strengthening the abdominal Muscles to prevent further Bach problems. Debbie Ahern. 36. A general Supply specialist at the 9th Materiel management Center at Panzer Cavern took Warren s1 class because she suffered from shirt splints and pain in her joints when she look High Impact aerobics classes it was Loo much stress on my oils she said now i Don t have any past and i Leel stronger. Becky Schroll 23, a Mother of two who lives in Vogel Weh Sard she joined the class to help lose weight. Of her first class she said. I got a workout like you would t believe it might not seem that hard but to me being overweight in was air Force stall sgt Earl Higgbotham. 38, said he has Tost so pounds since Starling the classes , you cars work As hard or As easy As you want he said that s the Nice thing about the  Warren boiler known As Josie monitors participants hear Rales during the aerobic exercises to ensure they Are working at 60 percent to to percent of their maximum heart rate which is calculated by subtracting an individual s Aga from 220. Beginners Are encouraged to work Al Only 50 percent of intensity. While leading the aerobics class. Warren watches students to make sure they Are performing he moves Cori Emliy 10 prevent injury and to gel the most Benefit from the exercise. Her class includes a Ivam up period an aerobics portion muscular endurance and strength training exercises flexibility Stro Ching and relaxation. Strength training is Dono through calisthenic and Tho foxing of Large rubber bands to More efficiently tone and firm Muscles she peppers the routine with words of encouragement and advice such As you people who Feol like you Are getting out of breath put your hands on your hips and do the Loet work Only. Still those abdominal in if in gets sore Don forget to  Warren chooses heroin music for Tho routine choreographing the exorcise mov omens to match the Beal of the songs the hardest part she said is. Memorizing the routine once ills completed. Sho chooses now music by listening to the radio by swapping tunes with other instructors and by belonging loan aerobics music club Warren usos two routines a work and alternates the music tapes every Ihram weeks. Warren believes that exercise is Only one part of total fitness. Periodically in lieu of class she talks with participants about Good nutrition How to reduce cholesterol and How 16 read food labels people need a lot of motivation to get out and get themselves lit she said fitness must be a lifelong Elloul " Jarula Patrick a seventh Grade teacher Al Kaiserslautern Junior High school said she joined the class Aboul iwo years ago to become physically fit and As a Way to reduce  Warren has been certified in us United states by the International school of fitness  the International school of aerobic training she has a specialized certification Lor Low Impact aerobics and modifications for special  the International school of aerobic to raring in Aero Ca. She also has specially certification in Power aerobics irom euro bics a training school based in Kaiserslautern set up to provide primary certification and continuing education credits for aerobics instructors in military communities throughout Europe. Tuesday March 21. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 17