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Show (Tmaasl Free Press - Thursday, April 21, 1983 - Page 11 Pioneer baseball pp l....... "HE'S OUT!" shouts the ump in a recent Pioneer-Grant- s score. Lehi won both ends of the doubleheader. tempt Jr. varsity there are two kinds of pandas? One is the rolypoly giant panda like the pair in the National Zoo. The other is the lesser panda like the one on the branch in the drawing at right. Scientists believe there are fewer than 1,000 giant pandas alive today. To find out more neat facts about nature, watch for the next RANGER RICK'S WILD WONDERS! cat-size- d Aging and Exercise More and more people are living longer and longer. As a matter of fact, all of us "age" from the time we are born and at some point we realize the truth in the old adage thatf "Old age is not for sissies." Throughout the course of life's events, many aspects of "aging" are found to be very unpleasant and, at times, almost unbearable. The question of how to avoid the hazards of a mortal existence will become paramount at some point in Cause of Aging all of the changes of "aging" are well known, we do not really know how much is due to the aging process itself and how much results from our sedentary lifestyle. It is clear, however, that physical inactivity can make a body "age" prematurely. Some decline in our functions with age is inevitable, but inactivity almost always makes matters worse. The good news is that, no matter what your level of fitness, you can ..improve it at any ag with regular participation in exercise. This is true even for people who cannot easily get out of a chair. While and hopefully, the questions will appear early so that more can be done about it. Mr Ml Vfvl a catcher puts tag Irawing by Jack Shepherd 0 NV X , on Grantsville's h m , w. mt - w The heart can increase its capacity for work. Exercised muscles become more efficient in using oxygen from the blood, and thus they can do more work without putting as great a demand on the heart. Muscle strength can also be increased, even by relatively modest amounts of training. of the most One important reasons for an older person to exercise is to increase joint mobility. The joints of older people often go through a viscious cycle of increasing stiffness and limitation. The chronic underuse of joints in older people leads to a lack of stretch in the muscles, tendons and ligaments surrounding them. The bones of elderly people respond to exercise by becoming strengthened. They acquire needed calcium, ordinarily lost in the process of becoming sedentary. These are all well known facts in the exercise sciences. Appropriate Program Flexibility and stretching are essential. No matter what else you do, you need to warm up your muscles to prepare them for stress. Gentle bending, extending, and ..rotating all of the parts increases flexibility of the tissues and protects against injury. Aerobic activity is the main course. Give it your undivided tention. Rhythmic, small -- rebound n Facility ("I""1 521 Filter BSs it: I p-i- A-f- f.- -; r it:' 5 parents improve lighting and Vets Park is ready for its upcoming baseball season. The park is used for church and city Softball and Little League Baseball games. CITY WORKERS and baseball zrfz W includes up to 5 quarts 10-40- on mm GLASSMAN : " : also-- you" : Croppefs expert roof jobs Keep houses dry. Guaranteed every time. Earl does it right, Earl "passport" sliding pickup windows and he'll do Get OUR Estimate Before YOU Spend SERVING : UTAH ALL Of COUNTY Back Windows Side Windows Leaks Fixed Insurance Claims 756-216- : N., American Fork Computer Spin Balance $3.00 Coop per tire 60-Mon- th Batteries $48.80 and up 44.88 Brake Service Every ot fully money. 9 to 6 guarantdl LB. 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Age has no limits for some of the more Lube, ? repeated Intermountain Farmers .', S5 at- movement, done rapidly enough and long enough that breathing and heart rate become faster than usual, leads to "aerobic" conditioning. And a spinoff benefit will be less depression and an improved emotional outlook. The most basic and safest aerobic exercise is walking. It is th easiest way to start. Exercise bicycles, PS -- v: unknown at press time. They will play Provo again Friday to round out season play. 'i .1 Q at-t- o Fitness Tips By DALE NELSON of, everyone ville game as Lehi Junior Varsity Pioneers have one game remaining. They played Provo Wednesday. Results were baseball the., minds jrHvv. y. game will have to playoff a team from another region and win to go to the state playoffs. Coach Len Allen is optimistic about his team's chances for quarterfinal berth and practices are going forth as usual. DID YOU KNOW... V 9WHfcWWj8 games with the Cowboys, lzhi will automatically qualify for the state quarterfinals. If Wasatch wins both games they will tie Lehi for second and the two teams will have a playoff, probably Saturday. The losing team in this Ihi's Pioneers are in swxnd place in Region Nine Baseball competition. The final standings won't be determined until Wasatch plays a doubleheader with Granteville. If the Wasps lose either or both 02 ROOFING Trnrlr Alirrnmont llfey "I (toe only) '15.00 State Inspection 9 m INTERMOUNTAIN FARMERS 756-960- 4 52i w 200 no American Fork |