European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A amps Dave Didio on the Way to obesity this is the kind of snacking that is 100% guaranteed to add yet another 10 to that a extra 10solution eat less and exercise More. By Gerri Kobren Baltimore Sun it s almost time to stuff your Winter body into a summer bathing suit and you Are starting to worry when you hit the Beach will you be mistaken for a beached whale but there is no reason to panic. You still have time to lose that Quot extra 10&Quot that latched onto you last Winter and get in shape for the season without sweatsuits. There Are alas no Miracle methods. According to or. Lawrence Cheskin director of a new obesity treatment program at Francis Scott key medical Center in Baltimore the old Rule still applies Quot eat less and exercise  traditionally the Quot eat less Quot end of that equation has been the Waist watchers first commandment. Today however weight control experts Are stressing exercise too. Quot eat less Quot works of course at least in the beginning. Whether we re on High proteins Low carbohydrates All fruits or mostly Rice we can trim Down a because no matter what kind of diet it is it restricts calories. But most of us find that the pot at the end of that particular Rainbow usually reappears where we least want it to be. And it is More than just a cosmetic disaster a study published in the new England journal of Medicine showed that women who Are even modestly overweight Are More Likely to have heart attacks than Are leaner women. Women who weigh 30 percent or More Over the Ideal listed on height and weight charts Are at even greater risk. Quot two thirds of people gain the weight Back in a few years Quot Cheskin says. Quot ninety percent have gained it All Back in seven years. If you look at obesity As a disease you have a better Chance of being cured of Many forms of cancer than of being cured of  the whys and wherefores of obesity Are not entirely understood though it appears that some people Are genetically predisposed to overweight while others Are destined for lifelong skin niness. Some people those who get fat during childhood and adolescence have an excess number of fat cells others who gain weight in adulthood have bigger fat cells. In either Case however the relative importance of heredity food intake and Energy level is still unknown. It has also been noticed that weight usually drops fairly quickly at the beginning of a diet and then plateaus toward the end. And then of course the pounds come creeping Back when dieting stops. For that piece of the problem experts believe they know the answer operating with a amps Lynda Davidson Carol Allen and Margaret Chilcote shape up by running laps during noon time aerobics at a gymnasium in Lan Stuhl West Germany. Quot your body is a logical machine designed to keep you alive Quot explains Gina Greenley exercise physiologist and on site manager of a new health and fitness Center for Francis Scott key employees. Quot when you go on any kind of calorie reduced protocol your body will slow Down the Furnace to conserve what Little Energy you re giving it. When you diet you re training your body to operate with less  then when you return to Normal eating a not even Over eating a your sluggish Furnace does not need the calories anymore. Your body puts them into storage. Around your Waist. On your thighs. In places where you hate to have it All hang out when summer comes and baggies go. Quot exercise a Greenley declares Quot counteracts that  logic and physics is on her Side obviously activity requires More Energy than inactivity does. Because oxygen feeds the internal fire the most effective calorie burning activity is the steady rhythmic breathe As you go aerobic kind that keeps the heart healthy too. But there is a difference you can keep your cardiovascular system in shape with 20 to 30 minutes of aerobic exercise three times a week. Depending on your body weight and the intensity of your activity you can Burn 200 to 300 calories in 20 minutes of jogging. But 3,500 calories Are packed into each Pound of fat. A Quick jog just barely takes the Edge off. Eat four 50-calorie oreos and you re Back to Square one. For weight loss therefore you should Quot choose the exercise you enjoy enough to do on a regular basis something you can sustain for a Long period of time Quot advises Ben Hurley associate professor of exercise physiology and director of the exercise physiology lab at the University of Maryland College Park. Quot for weight control i recommend that you try to sustain it for a minimum of 30 minutes and preferably up to 60. If you Are Able to get it up to 60 minutes on a regular basis that would account for a Large number of  As an adjunct to aerobics Greenley also advises weight training aimed at muscle development for people interested in weight control. Quot muscle tissue has a More extensive biochemical and circulatory network thus requiring More Energy to maintain itself a she explains. Fat on the other hand just sort of sits there holding onto itself. Muscle moreover is tighter than fat it weighs More but takes up less room. It hugs the Skeleton Greenley says so you look Slimmer whether you lose weight or not. She is her own Best example 5-feet-4, 140 pounds and she says a size 4 dress. Tuesday May 8, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 13