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Show )CFRn;FBe''erRn For Your Life By UNDSAY.IL CURTIS, M.D. Dr. Gwrtb According to Dr. Warren R. Guild, physical fitness expert from Harvard Medical School staff, a person b physically fit only if he can : Perform his dally work effectively, t L: 2. Easily survive unexpected physical enfergencies (such as shoveling snow or running for a train), and Has enough reserve energy to enjoy his'leisure time. Unfortunately 97 per cent of adults past college age fail this test hi fact, so widespread is this disability that since the Korean War physical unfitness pro gressed from 11th to 5thas a cause of rejection for military service. But suppose a person doesnt, really care if he is physically fit or not! Well at least everyone wants to live, and there seems to be ample proof that you can' live longer if you exercise regularly. And it is not so important what exorcises you do but rather whether you do them consistently. A few suggestions, however, might help. For instance, a white collar worker b not usually interested in developing large muscles, especially In his hands, or his arms, etc. He is more interested in feeling better, being less fatigued, and surely Ye wants to live longer. As far as wear and tear b concerned, the most vulnerable organ in the body b the heart.- - So lets see what we can do about improving the capacity of the heart and its the lungs. Whatever the exercise, it must be to increase the capacity of this heart-lun- g complex. The exercise should be inexpensive, it should be one that can be done the year around, and it should bos. readily available. The one exercise that meets these requirements for most people is running, or jogging as it is called. In fact there b good evidence that you may have to RUN FOR YOUR LIFE. If you want to live longer, run, run, run. " According to Dr. Carleton B. Chapman, former president of the American Heart Assn, and a heart specialist from Dartmouth University Medical School of Hanover, New Hampshire, perhaps the best way to avert a heart attack or to SURVIVE one, b to run . . . nfiles each day. The heart is a muscle, and to stay - 2. Begin with just a few steps. Count them to be sure.- j 3. As soon as you develop a second wind, begin to use your wifes pooking timer and gradually increase the running time each day. 4. When you have' mastered 15 minutes, then begin to include a flight or two of stairsrTtien increaserthe tlmeras you become fit. 5. If you have less time on a given day, run faster, or up and down more - stairs. to There are many advantages to running among which are these! 1. Youll feel invigorated. . 2. Youll not tire at your work. 3. Youll more lose considerably weight than you thought possible. 4. You may avoid a coronary artery attack. 5. You'll look as well and feel younger. G. Youll probably live longer. Questions and Answers Q: b there any danger la running? Will it provoke healthy it needs exercise like any other muscle, says Dr. Chapman. But running must be done dally or at least four or five times a week to be effective. Sporadic, heavy exercise could do more harm than good by suddenly overloading a flabby heart muscle. One doesn't rush down to the gym and immediately lift 200 pounds, but it would not be too difficult to lift 20 pounds ten times. Dr. Chapman b a firm believer that most hearts can be restored after a heart attack. But tins must be done carefully and very gradually . . . and always under a doctors watchful supervision. Dr. Chapman feels that one factor that makes our coronary heart disease rate five or six times as high as that in Sweden is the fact that we are a more sedentary, less active nation. Running, by the way, b very popular in Sweden. One reason why American womBn suffer fewer heart attacks. Dr. Chapman thinks, b possibly that they are more active than their d husbands. But how can I run and where? you ask. People will surely think I have lost my mind if they see me running up and down the street. And you may be right However there are some solutions to this white-collare- problem. L You can run in place. Some people run in place by their desk, on their lunch hour, etc. 2. You can run around the house, , particularly in the basement 3. You can run up and down steps. 4. You may be able to interest your neighbor in running. People are less apt to comment upon your mental fitness if there are two of you, and you can console each other's "madness as you run. There are a few precautions to take. 1. Be sure your doctor agrees that it b ail right for you to run and assure him that you will do it under his heart attacks? A. If a person has a physical tion first, gets his doctors okay, then proceeds cautiously and slowly to build up to his tolerance, there should be no problem. b there an age limit to those who Q: should ran? A: The older a person b when he begins to run the more difficult it b. However, the same rules of caution apply at any age and many men 65 years of age and older have taken up running or jogging as it is often called. Q: Dont children get enough exercise in school activitie6? A: Too often only 10 per cent of the children, namely the athletes, exercise! enough. The other 90 per cent probably need it more, but 4pend too much time in front of the TV se or in other sedentary activities. Q: Can attack? a person raa after a heart A: This is being done with impressive success, but always under very careful supervision of a physician. Use Easter Theme In Home Evening Plans Easter b a religious observance, one of great spiritual significance to the Christian world, so it is important that the family use the home evening lessons as a time .to reaffirm their belief In the resurrection of Christ It would be appropriate to read aloud the scriptures relating to the resurrection, both from the Bible and the Book of Mormon. The word Easter comes from foreign words ' such as Eastur, Eastar, Ostara, and Os tar which mean the season of increasing light and new birth. The early Christians believed the egg to be a symbol of the resurrection and they By MONROE AND SHIRLEY PAXMAN i dyed eggs red at Easter tune to represent the color of the blood of Christ. It is from this early Christian custom that our tradition of coloring eggs has evolved. Following the home evening lesson and your discussion of the resurrection the children will enjoy dying their Easter eggs. It saves time if the eggs are boiled ahead of time so they are coded and ready to color after the lesson. The possibilities of decorating the eggs are unlimited. Assorted scraps of yarn, fabrics, gift papers, sequins, feathers, col ored paper and so on, can all be used to make imaginative clowns, bunnies, Indians, fish and many other figures and animals. Let each family member use his own creative ability end imagination to decorate his eggs as he wishes. After the egg coloring, serve cupcakes frosted with green king, and decorated with green colored coconut to make a nest on top. Fill the nest with small candy Easter eggs. To color the coconut put a drop of green food coloring in a jar. Add two teaspoons of water to dilute, then odd the coconut and shake until the color is absorbed. Spread coconut on a paper towel to dry. Another refreshment suggestion would be to serve a bunny salad made by placing a canned pear, cut side down, on a bed of shredded lettuce. Add a small marshmallow tail to the large end of the pear, two dove eyes and two candy almond ears to the small part of the pear and you have a bunny salad. Since bunnies love to eat carrots add two or three carrot strips for extra nourishment. This b good saved with cinnamon toast or tiny sweet rolls heated and buttered. WEEK ENDING MARCH 18, 1W7 CHURCH- -7 |