The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, August 27, 1984, Image 73

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    Monday, August 27, 1984/The Battalion/Page 13F
Clubs offer fitness facilities
By Julia Nunnallee
Reporter
Students who want to become
physically fit may need the aid of
certain facilities available through ei
ther the University or local fitness
clubs.
The broadest range of physical ac
tivities, from karate to swimming,
are available on campus. Although
the cost for participation in these
programs as well as the use of uni
versity facilities is minimal, students
may find that an investment in a
health club membership is worth the
price for convenience, instruction
and personalized service.
“I think the level of individualized
activities, such as racquetball and
weight training is growing,” said
Dennis Corrington, director of in
tramural and recreational sports for
Texas A&M. “Our interest is in of
fering a low-cost activity on camp
us.”
The three most popular areds of
fitness activity are aerobic exercise
classes, weight training and racquet-
ball, Corrington said. This popular
ity can often lead to overcrowding
and understaffing of certain fa-
cilites.
Weight training is available on
campus through the use of the
weight room in East Kyle or through
membership in the Weightlifting
Club. The weight room has both
Nautilus exercise machines and free
weights, while the club uses only free
weights.
The weight room is often
crowded, especially between 5 and 8
p.m., said Sherri Luehr, an exercise
technology major and a member of
the weightlifting club.
“The biggest problem is the small
ness of the workout area available to
students who are not members of
the club,” Luehr said. “You have to
call in advance and reserve a time on
the circuit if you plan to lift during
peak hours. This is a great technique
to control the crowds but it ruins
motivation because students don’t
want to mess with reservations.”
By comparison, local health clubs
usually have no waiting lines for
weight training. Bill Wanner, man
ager of Woodstone Nautilus and
Court Club, said there are only occa
sionally two people wanting to use a
piece of equipment at the same time.
“We have almost two of every
thing,” Wanner said. “Only during
peak hours will someone have to go
on to another piece of equipment be
cause the one they want is in use.”
The popularity of racquetball also
causes problems because of limited
space at the university, Corrington
said. Reservations are necessary up
to two days in advance for play dur
ing certain hours, he said.
Members of Royal Oaks Racquet
Club in Bryan can reserve a court in
the morning and play in the af
ternoon, said Tommy Konnell, club
manager.
Aerobic exercise classes are avail
able through the university by en
rollment in either a Physical Educa
tion 199 course or in a MSC Free
University class. The latter usually
lasts from four to six weeks and costs
$15-$20 per class. The classes, which
meet two or three times per week,
are not taught on campus because of
limited space, Corrington said.
Local health clubs offer daily der-
obic classes, often for different levels
of skill from beginner to advanced.
Woodstone Nautilus offers an “aero
bics plus” class, emphasizing vigor
ous aerobic activity, six days a week
at various times, Wanner said. Royal
Oaks has both beginner and inter
mediate classes Monday through
Friday for three hours a day.
One of the differences between
using University facilities and those
of a health club is the availability of
instruction for starting a personal
ized fitness program. Most facility
instruction on campus is through
P.E. 199 courses, although weight
training assistants are usually avail
able, Corrington said.
Health clubs, on the other hand,
stress fitness evaluations for person
alizing a workout program. Such
testing can keep disabilities from be
ing aggravated, Wanner said.
“We want to balance cosmetic
changes with health improvements,”
Wanner said. “We’ll recommend
cardiovascular exercises even if the
club member just wants to build
muscle.”
Royal Oaks will individualize
weight programs, such as body
building or slimming and toning, for
their members, Konnell said.
The cost of a health club mem
bership is more than just actual exer
cise facility use. Members are also
paying for private locker rooms,
whirlpools, nurseries and lounge
areas whether they use them or not.
The service of the staff and the inte
rior decoration is also an indirect
part of the club fee.
Motivation to get fit and stay fit is
greater with a health club mem
bership, Wanner said.
“Monthly dues are monthly re
minders,” he said. “Making a mone
tary contribution keeps the motiva
tion up.”
The availability of campus facili
ties will cause problems for students
who want to work out and do so on
their own schedules. The price, how
ever, is often low enough to compen
sate for any inconvenience.
Students can decide whether their
level of athletic activity and dedica
tion to physical fitness will be best
served through University facilities
or health club memberships.
Working out with Nautilus equipment is one way which stu
dents keep physically fit.
Choosing
fats,oils
confusing
United Press International
NEW YORK — “Choosing the
most healthful form of fats and oils
can be confusing,” says a report in
“National Food Review,” a publica
tion of the U.S. Department of Agri
culture.
It provides the following
guidelines to help consumers in the
selection:
—Fats and oils that are solid at
room temperature contain more sat
urated fat than those that are liquid.
Liquid semi-soft fats and oils made
from vegetable oils provide the low
est degree of saturated fats.
—Only animal products contain
cholesterol. To reduce cholesterol
intake, lower consumption of short
enings and margarine that contain
animal fats.
—Read labels to determine the
oils used in the production of mar
garine and shortening. Lower priced
margarine or shortening is likely to
contain animal fats. Soybean, corn,
safflower and sunflower oils have a
higher ratio of polyunsaturated to
saturated fatty acids than do palm,
coconut, peanut or cottonseed oils.
—Read the label on processed
foods to determine the types of fats
bnd oils used as ingredients. Many
brands of cookies, crackers and
baked goods contain lard.
—Diet or imitation margarine
contains about 60 percent fat com
pared with 80 percent for regular
margarine. The calorie reduction is
about 20 percent. Water or nonfat
dry milk is used in place of fat in
these products.
—Persons attempting to lower to
tal fat consumption should be aware
of the invisible fat in their diet.
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