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[onday • February 23, 1998 The Battalion "4 lf % if* ^ ^ k . . ^ .-f -V , Healthy Choice ncc (Sports keeps studonts fit with interesting variety of exercise progiws By Stephen Wells Staff writer he best of intentions often fall prey to the harsh realities of everyday schedules. Over worked, under-rested students make a |imise to themselves to lose their guts and pump ne iron. fter a week, the college doldrums suck them |:k in and they abandon their trips to the Rec nter in favor of more critical needs, like sleeping |ough their morning classes, ut students need not worry about becoming nan-sized Jell-O molds. Various organizations mi departments at Texas A&M can help them start , lew, healthier lifestyle they can stick with for lire than the standard one-week trial run. jjlrwo programs offered by Rec Sports are de- Jjned to help the weaning coach potato. Start otumBart is an educational lecture series about the ba- Ts of aerobic and resistance exercise. Fresh Start ]S r Ja motivational system designed to keep the hoyjjjftlth conscious on schedule by using a point sys- ■ito track progress. Both programs are free ser- of J es ’ an d scheduled classes run until May 1 for the ie tie starters. th Jchris Muller, a freshman biology major, said ern !» rt Smart can be informative for a person with ;amw e experience in a gym. :er JVAdi |factoi;| prcem ay coi hesa weaE] or jhooi “I think that people assume you just go into a gym and push weights around,” Muller said. “If you don’t go about it the right way, you get hurt and you only make it worse by exercising the wrong way every time. I think it’s important that people know how to use the equipment in the weight room the right way.” Another interesting approach to ward working out is the Rec Cycle program. Designed to remove the environmental hazards from outdoor bicycling and the boredom from traditional stationary bicycling, this pro gram offers an intense aerobic workout with an open, easy-to- work-with schedule. In the Rec Cycle program, 22 sta tionary bikes are arranged with an aerobics in structor at the head of the class giving a visual descrip tion of the ter rain the class is cycling through. The visual element encourages attendees to get the very most out of their workout. Janine Hutchins, a junior architecture major, said that just being on a stationary bike is not a big hassle for those who come prepared. “I just bring a radio with head phones,” Hutchins said. “You won’t believe how fast the time goes by if you’re listening to your favorite CD or watching an interesting show. An hour goes by pretty fast, much faster than if you just constantly think about how tired you’re getting while « working out.” J***? * \ There are plenty of strategies students can use to avoid the laziness trap without having to rely on professional help. “Just find a friend who’s willing to go with you every time you work out,” Hutchins said. “The hardest part about going to a workout in the morning is get ting out of bed. After you’ve done that, the rest is pretty easy.” For those who need a little more motivation, Rec Sports is offering a personal training program. Stu dents pay for one-on-one workouts with a person al trainer certified by the AFAA or the ACE profes sional trainer certification programs. The personal trainers teach students how to make their workouts more efficient, how diet af fects their performance and results and how to ex ercise safely to avoid a sports injury. Currently, the Department of Rec Sports has 12 personal trainers available for e students. The program was first offered in the 1997 fall semes ter and has become a success for both the De partment of Rec Sports and the students who used it. One final program, a collaboration between Rec Sports, A.R Beutel Health Center, Aggie R.E.A.C.H. and several other campus groups is the Healthy Living lecture series. Running through March and April, it is a series of educational programs designed to help stu dents reduce stress and live healthier lives by in forming them of health issues confronting to day’s college student. Programs cover a range of topics, from nutrition to relationships to a stu dent’s self image. Please see Exercise on Page 5. pedsi{ to til mnal Setlot Luf h'etv Stand By Me Icet i'H Hand By Me is worth watch ing just to see the cute little boys. The movie, in which froung River Phoenix and Co. [nited Search for a dead body, was much better a few years ago than it is now. The dialogue is out-of-date, but funny, and the acting is sur prisingly polished for four 12- year-olds. What is not surpris ing is that only one of the ac tors grew up to have a substan tial acting career. Phoenix has few starring roles these days for obvious reasons; Corey Feldman, the funniest character in the movie, is probably in rehab some where with the other Corey; and Wil Wheaton never made it past “Star Trek.” Jerry O’Connell, however, who plays the whiny “fat kid,” has had success with “Sliders,” Jerry McGuire and Scream 2. However, Stand By Me is his best acting performance. For a good cry or a good laugh, Stand By Me continues to be a best renter. — April Towery 1 first saw Stand By Me when I was about the same age as the film’s four protago nists, and I saw a lot of myself in the characters. I was the same kid who walked along railroad tracks, who was afraid of attack dogs trained to attack genitalia, and who enjoyed the occasional fun with firecrackers prank. Now, when I watch it again, I see how much of a dork I was to believe a group of sixth graders could find a dead body before the police did. Still, this film is a neat little piece of nostalgia with a com ing of age lesson somehow get ting lost in the song “Lollipop”. — Stephen Wells ll ey, any of you guys want to go see a dead body?” And with that begins the trek of four adolescents on a journey into manhood. The best, and probably the funniest scene in Stand By Me comes about when Wil Wheaton’s character finds a leech within his underwear and passes out from the shock of finding it. Greaser, preppy, nerdy ... the film covers the spectrum of all childhood stereotypes the ’80s attempted to portray in many of the movies made back then. Stand By Me is a fun film to watch with friends and remi nisce over middle school days. The most surprising aspect of the film is that such a touching coming-of-age story could come from the novella “The Body” written by Stephen King. 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