The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 34, Ed. 1, Friday, January 24, 1986 Page: 3 of 10
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Top: Four members of the ACU track team run for fun. From loft are Bobby
Williams senior industrial arts education major from Abilene; Michael Thorn-
ton sophomore undecided major from Colton Ore.; Steve Thaxton junior
range science and agriculture major from Sissonville W.Va.; and Gone
Haynes sophomore undecided major from Uvalde. Many runners say the
sport Is absolutely hablt-formlngl (Photo by Rick Patterson)
Above lft: Lunchtime NBA basketball provides a healthy workout for
several facultystaff members. Dr. Paul Schulzo physics professor and direc-
tor of research shoots a basket while guarded by Gaston Tarbet mlsslonary-In-resldence.
These daily games are played in Moody Coliseum. (Photo by
Brian Chism)
Above right: Joe Bell health physical education and recreation instruc-
tor runs on the treadmill located In the human performance lab in Gibson P.E.
Center. This test determines your fitness level by forcing you to walk and run
until you cannot continue. (Photo by Rick Patterson)
If you arc one of the too-tired bleary-eyed people who cannot imagine dragging
your poor plump body out of bed at 5:15 a.m. to run a lap around the campus
don't despair.
Millions of unhealthy people in America share your plight. But millions of others
have decided to do something about their fitness blues including many people on
this campus. Various students and facultystaff members workout daily to derive
Txnefits ranging from improved health to good old run.
To Andrea Harniss freshman undecided major from Seattle Wash. jogging is
something she enjoys and finds easy to do. "Jogging has always been relaxing to
me and it just makes me feel good about myself" she said.
Brian Ong an avid runner said the daily exercise affects many areas of his life.
The junior accounting major from Oklahoma City Okla. said running not only
cuts down on his stress but makes him feel better mentally and physically too. Daily
exercise also gives him a much better self-concept.
Physical fitness can have some strange consequences. Collection supervisor for
Abilene Higher Education Authority Mike Smith said exercise is habit-forming. "I
definitely miss it if I have to skip a day" he said. Smith who usually runs or
swims said he is more alert and assertive when he works out regularly.
- Many people postpone fitness because work family and other activities limit their
time. However Bill Dillingham director of Computer Services said he finds time
at lunch to play racquetball or swim. He commended the school for making
facilities and instructors available at noon in Gibson P.E. Center such as the pool
the free-weight room and the racquetball courts.
Dillingham's wife Paula also has found a way to work exercise into her hectic
days. Every day at 5:15 a.m. she walks or jogs in a nearby gym with a group of
women from a local church. Through diet and exercise she has lost 40 pounds and
has hit her desired goal and she continues to workout daily.
Unfortunately not everyone can fit a regular fitness program into an already
crammed daily calendar. One busy mother wife and secretary said she just cannot
get up in the early morning to exercise.
At lunch Lawanda Moore secretary of Management Information Services has to
perform the changing of the guards. Her daughter must be taken home a babysitter
has to arrive and Moore must return to work before the bewitching hour of 1 p.m.
In the evenings she must feed her family get the kids to bed and spend some time
with her husband. "I could feed my kids at 7 p.m. after an aerobics class or an
evening run but my family is starving at 5:15 p.m. when I get home."
Where can such a busy person find the time to workout? One alternative could in-
volve short periods of exercise in the morning before a shower or before bedtime.
Workouts lasting more than 15 minutes at a time may not strengthen your heart
quite as much but you will gradually become healthier and get in better shape.
Even some seemingly insignificant things can help such as climbing stairs several
times a day or parking several blocks away and walking to work or school. If you
live nearby you could walk briskly to school to get daily exercise.
For those who can spare an hour or so per day on a regular basis several sugges-
tions have been offered by various people concerned about fitness.
Dr. Joyce M. Curtis professor of health recreation and physical education said
"It is never too late to begin a fitness program." She said you will feel more confi-
dent and you will know you are helping yourself and doing something good for you.
Ong offered several ideas of his own. Besides giving you more energy regular ex-
ercise teaches you strong self-discipline he said. "If you can get up an extra hour
early to workout you will find you can make an extra hour to study or do other im-
portant things too." He also said that started- slowly and building up is important to
remember.
All these fitness buffs suggested that exercising with someone is usually preferable
to exercising alone. Although some treks may best be made without anyone near
daily fitness can become monotonous if you do not have anyone to share the time
with.
Whether you are an avid early morning runner or simply an occasional stair
climber you have probably set some sort of goal about your fitness level. Now is
the time to grab a friend out of the sleepy-headed morning misery and start a fitness
program to help you reach your goals.
As Ong said "Daily exercise is a land of test. Every time that alarm goes off and
you get up exercise and continue with your day you pass that test. This makes
you feel great!"
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