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Show 2 DALE NELSON Utah State University ' The pursuit of excel-J excel-J lence and having ''class" in fitness per-formance per-formance are, in a sense, synonymous. They bring out the best in day to day living. v0ur best in "fitness" may not be a world ' dass performance, but it is the best you can do, n and that's class! Do 0u have it? Meet Greg Brown Greg Brown, a good example of class, is a student in one of my Dynamic Fitness classes. But Greg is not : a typical university ? student. He has a very handicapping inner ear ' problem, to the extenet ' that he has a difficult time maintaining his 1 balance. In addition, he hag severe hearing im- pairment and must lip read or use sign language lang-uage to communicate. The first day I observed Greg in the running part of our class he must have fallen 15 times. He wears knee pads to reduce the trauma. At the outset, I thought he was going to be a basket case. But each time he got up and went at it again. He has the same difficulty in the pool -- and I worry about him -- but he is always there, doing his best. Greg's got class and he radiates health and fitness. Are you as good? Recognize class You have class when you know full well that there is no chance to win or to receive any recognition for your best efforts. In the final analysis, few people ever see or know about most of the "class" performers -- and that makes it even better because there are no ulterior motives at tached. Your quest for a "fit" existence has class when you exercise regularly, reg-ularly, come rain, snow, heat, cold or a "busy" schedule. You exhibit class by eating more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains when a lot of high caloried meats and sweets seems to be more enticing. Pushing your heart rate up where it should be when it would be easier to "dog it" in your workout work-out shows class. It's doing your best in spite of injuries and handicaps. It's setting a good example for those in your sphere of influence. It's doing your best even though, by some standards, that's not much to brag about - and, finally, it's getting involved so that you recognize when you are doing your best. Good luck! |