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ocean pacific Page 4/The Battalion/Monday, October 13, 1986 Si®ve P. Ursa A&M Class of '82 Announces the opening of his practice of General Dentistry 1615 Barak Lane Bryan, TX 846-0353 M-F 10:00-7:00 Sat 8:00-1:00 I Auto Service “Auto Repair At Its Best” General Repairs on Most Cars & Light Trucks Domestic & Foreign OPEN MON-FRI 7:30-5:30 OJVE DA Y SERVICE IN MOST CASES CALL FOR APPOINTMENT 846-5344 Just one mile north of A&M On the Shuttle Bus Route 111 Royal, Bryan Across S. College From Tom's B-B-Q COSTUME'S ESL-. /AASKS 1 zaakg: up ^Rn AMD AOPD 3715 c.a^ +K 844. - 2408 ZIPS '87 Join us for our next CLASS MEETING- Tuesday, Oct. 14 510 judder & : 30pm All MERCHANDISE MUST GO! EtftNK&urrCY LIQUIDATION AU merchandise ORDERED SOLD' ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR* SfBRTlMG G9»S WARMUPS •SPORTSWEAR- ETC . LftSTRWr CASH ONCr.'M® CHECKS T-SHIRTS -MUSCLE SHIRK SHIMMELS Q“*— puma iwa # i cR3RRS9a ss I^SSOTOCDIQW* III ISPOKTSHIWS HtAVl w t ICiMl HOODED NOvJ ONL'i' Ov«« >B«« •« hASM r UAL L • X** ,! 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Sorensen, a dancer, was stationed with her husband in the Navy, Langston says, and while undergoing a physical, she was asked by the doc tor how she stayed in such great shape. Sorensen replied that she danced. The doctor realized that dancing as an exer cise could improve health, Langston says, and so Sorensen began to teach dance to the other mili tary wives. Their general physical condition im proved, and thus aerobics was born. From there, Sorensen and her husband went on to promote aerobics for everyone. “Technically,” Langston says, “aerobics is exer cise promoting the use and supply of oxygen to the body using rhythmic repetitions — usually lor 15 to 60 minutes at a time. Aerobics involves continuous movement of the legs and is offered in several categories, depending on a person’s physical condition.” At 24-Hour Gyms of Texas, several different tvpes of classes are offered, including a low-im pact class where dancers keep one foot in contact with the floor at all times in order to reduce the jarring motion that the continuous movement causes; she says. Low-impact classes are ideal for people who weigh more than 20 percent of their normal weight on a height-weight chart and also for pre gnant women in their third trimester, Langston says. 24-Hour Gyms of Texas also offers a begin ners’ class — recommended for those with fewer than six to eight weeks of conditioning — as well as an intermediate and an advanced class. Stretching classes, weight training and floor exercise also are available. Marilyn Stewart, aerobics coordinator at Gold’s Gym in College Station, says the gym of fers beginning, intermediate and advanced classes for all types of people. Figure World in Bryan offers several classes hut does not differentiate between beginner, in termediate or advanced, says Shari Sheppard, Figure World’s aerobics coordinator. “Many times the names of the classes intim idate new members because they have a set idea of what beginner, or whatever, would be,” Shep- pard says. “They can really get discouraged if the begin ning workout is hard for them,” she said. Langston says aerobics draws a diverse group — overweight people aren’t the only ones danc ing to the heat. There’s what she calls the “housewife crowd,” which consists of women 25 to 35 years old who are not in college, the “after-work crowd,” and even a few older people. Photo brlohi Gold’s Gym and 24-Hour Gyms of Texas both have classes which regularly include men. "Out of our classes, we consistently average 10 percent men daily, mostly in the early evening classes," Langston says. "I think it really adds to the aesthetics of the whole class because people are seeing each other as they really are and learn to be proud of their bodies.” As in any physical exercise, certain safety pre cautions must be taken when doing aerobics, Langston says. " Jane Fonda did the profession a great service by mass marketing aerobics and getting people off their couches and into exercising, but she did a disservice to our profession by not knowing a lot about fitness," she says. "Some of the stuff in her videos is unsafe. "As for ‘going for the burn’ — as Jane Fonda stresses — you shouldn’t go for the burn, but rather go to the burn and not through it. If it starts to hurt, your muscles are reacting to lactic acid and you should relax, allow blood vessels to open up and carry the lactic acid away, and con tinue your workout. “But it is very important not to stop mi Keep moving, just slowdown." Langston adds that the concept of “soft: gain" is absurd. "You should feel some discomfort,"ill “hut not severe pain." Aerobics instructors aren’t required toi license or pass any special tests before lit i teaching, Langston says, but an instras earn many different certifications. The most reputable is the certificaik the International Da nee-Exercise Alice Foundation, she says. Sheryl Marks, executive directorofIDLl the certificate measures an instructor)!! edge in a variety of crucial areas includitji rise physiology, leadership technique!,c genes training and nutrition concerns Langston says she is excited about tin of aerobic s as a profession. “I think that in the future, aerobicnc come more specialized, with an increased ness of training instructors, special sue for aerobics, and shorter but more interne outs for increased time efficiency," she saw Soprano’s expressive art wows A&M crowd Her rich soprano voice, combined with her expressive yet restrained gestures, allowed her to perforin works from some of the greatest composers with a vitality that would have made them proud. By Karl Pallmeyer Stuff Writer About 1,900 people were enter tained by the magnifleent sounds of the German art song in Rudder Au ditorium Friday night, courtesy of Dutch soprano Elly Ameling. Ameling is critically acclaimed as one of the world’s best performers of the German art song, or "lied.” She seemed like a maternal Figure as she sang — almost as if she were tell ing stories for children. Her rich so prano voice, combined with her ex pressive yet restrained gestures, allowed her to perform works from some of the greatest composers with a vitality that would have made them proud. The Memorial Student Genter’s Opera and Performing Arts Society, the sponsor of Ameling’s perfor mance. provided a sheet with En glish translations of the lyrics which were mostly in German. The first piece Ameling per formed was Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Mailied” (May Song). Her voice was most expressive as she described the beauty of spring. The next piece, Beethoven’s “Wonne der Wehmut” (Bliss of Sadness), was much slower and darker in tone. T he strength of Ameling’s voice rests with her range rather than her volume. Franz Schubert’s "Auf dem Wasser zu singen” (To Be Sung on the Water) showed the impres siveness of Ameling’s vocal range. Pianist Rudolf Jansen accompa nied Ameling with poise and re straint. The two worked together so well that it is obvious they’ve spent many years performing together the music they seem to love. One of the highlights of the eve ning was their performance of Schu bert’s “Gretchen am Spinnrade” (Gretchen at the SpinningK The song tells of a womant: thinking about her lover Kill works at a spinning wheel)! used the piano to createtkS; of a spinning motion whit! ing’s voice was a mixtureofntn ness and tenderness, Ameling ended the prop: four pieces in Italian-b Granados "El Majo Discrete! creet Majoy Joaquin Turimi tares” (Songs), FrancescoPaoi ti’s “La Serenata" (Serenaii Gioacchino Rossini's “bit (The Dance). 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