Show ‘ Fitness CONTINUED Q I have Seen several advertisements for toning tables recently What exactly are these tables? Should I look for a health club that has them? - A Toning tables are "passive exercise machines" which perform movements without actual exertion by the user They have become popular because they promise quick and easy "sweat-fre- e" t: na -- 'jitt:':e-'-- ' 64641111 0171A ' i ‘ 12'4! t Illierølgr (('' - --- "'N lk 1 drilteN i- elp ' - 7) -: - " ) t - ' ' - ' 1 ? ': ' ':- ' :1: — — 1 4 : '' ' ' - !! z ' l'" '' - - ' '1 ' ' : '?' - 7 t - ur - ' : "' ' ( I II i - -- ' 4' 't5t ( - '''L':: ''' ''1:''''' ''' :"''' : '::: - 4:i: :3'4'4: ':'''''"' - f::: :''' :"''''ii - ( :T':''-Z-27- : toning tables are often found in tanning - "' ! - ''''' p ''-:' - salons -'- :'4:-'- :t:-!:"-:i-k! V4P1 : I!:: 1 0i — 4 BET LIFE"WONDESIS OF LIFE" SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL PURCHASE RULE-9—- NECESSARY - MI: 315F Liwelope Using toning tables will probably do no harm but given a choice between spending 45 minutes with toning tables and walking at a moderate pace for the same amount of time you are better off walking Walking offers many more health and fitness benefits at far less expense '':'1 ci t a : - - - --' - &To EMer On Official Entry Form or 3' x Vpaper pmroionrLigr name and address includiVx Life SweepstMes I zip code and 6800Z a rt10 envelope to Met Lite entre! Enter as often as you wish Limit 1 4241 Blatt NE per enwiope Entries must be received by 13190 No responsibility assumed for lost late or isdirected mat 1 L Sweepstakes open to residents of the US except employees of Metropolitan life 'mut'-ance Co its at filiates subsidiaries advertising and promotion agencies and the families of eacn Void in Puerto Rico and where pmhibited All Rider's( state and local laws and I regulations aporlitp3 MI prices will be awarded in a random drawing on or about 21690 whose decisions are final Odds of winning depend upon number of L Blair by entries receiwel Potential winners nest execute any required Affidavit of Bigibdity II I Release oabilityPrize Acceptance Form within 21 days of attempted delh!ry of same I Noncompliance will result in disqualification Winners will be notified by mad No substi- tution or transfer of prize permitted Limit 1 prize per family Taxes on prizes are responsi Nifty ofwinner Trips must be taken within one year of notification and are subject to 1 availability In the event a minor wins a travel prize heshe must be accompanied by parent or lepal guardian 4 PRIZES:I1 Grand trip for 4 to Orlando FL includ- rental car and deluxe hotel air transportation log acc$1ommodations Resort Walt World to the money (approx retail Disney I passports value S7000): 10 Second Prizes—a trip for 4 to Orlando FL including to round-tri- p rental car and airfare hotel accommodations y II world Resort and $500 spending money lapprox vaelue II Ksizenel World- (approx retail $IO gee? L For the Official Guide To Walt send a separate names of winners available after stamped 010 Blair NE 68009 to: Met Life Winners PO : ) :: r : ' ' i: -- : EJ:- ": alobdominalsarebuusttocuallksy hips upper and lower back and finally the shoulders No resistance on the part of the user is applied during the initial four to six months of treatment Resistance can be applied when an advanced level is reached Fitness professionals agree that these tables are of questionable benefit They consider them to be an outgrowth of the cosmetics industry and in fact 1101:11 4r)iF::Jit'ATiaPEatikattOOPIIIMI01:actommtomegtoristorgisodFOSIUMS1111(katelne-:-1'-':-::1!- - - :: ?'''' 7 ! ' ' ' ' 'z'''-':- - : - '" - The legs and treated first - ''''-:- - e' 4" Ink t oil - 4' - ) Ilumwt NolmE---- -1- iv ' 1111 - y - tw -- cardiovascular efficiency They absolutely do not A toning table "workout" consists of moving between seven separate tables for six to seven minutes each Each table is designed to tone a particular body part The rectangular tables rotate or vibrate against the body part being "treated" The entire workout takes less than an hour ::‘77-3---777-77- ''' results Weight loss loss of unwanted inches and increased circulation are among the many benefits of toning tables according to the toning salons and toning table companies But fitness experts are skeptical at best about these assertions Most important there is no basis for the claim that these tables improve p$as3r thellt '1 Name 14 alK4k v I Address city State Zip n tit - I' I '' I GETMET ITFASIS1 CPAncrid3catomiptiff I:f: 1 I I - I 41 iS Correction: : In our July 2 column in answer to a question on whether protein supplements are helpful in developing larger muscles we stated that 28 ounces of protein should be eaten for every 22 pounds of body weight It should have said 36 grams of protein per pound of body weight I 1 1J PAGE 16 NOVEMBER 5 1989 PARADE MAGAZINE |