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i rev wotitasmjfaresp rs j- from pafse 24 ciassrbdmtwhere- one wall is lined with flobrtoceiling iriir- rors arid mobiles of origami birds sway gently while soothing chinesemusic plays softly from alcomerl he offers quiet sugges tions to his charges and only the occasional creak of a knee or ankle joint interrupts the sereni- slow it down bill hollinger cautions mary when your weight is all the way forward is it all the way forward can you lift you back leg with ease the students make adjust- ments checking their positions in the mirrors hollinger calls tai chi moving meditation the exercise improves studentsbalance co ordination and focus anyone can do it at any age and a younger workingage crowd fills weeknight classes improved overall health vies with stress relief as the most important ben- efit i vi bill echard 70 and his wife gwenda 67 have been taking tai chi for more than a year they attend one classa week and try to practise every day at-home- they do their foundation or warm iip together theriseparate to complete their sets each set has 108 movements many with charming aricient- sounding names jike white- stork cools wings left grasp birds tail and creeps low like snake one set takes 15 to 20 minutes to complete and three sets make up an hourlong class this kind of exercise gives a work out to just about every part of the body you get flexibility weightbearing and mild cardio at the end of the set my heart rate is where ft would be after a rapid walk bill echard says grace burden a limber 64- yearold laughs as she asks a photographer to make sure he doesnt publish a picture if shes the only one out of position iyouf old age sometimes yourstart staggeimgardurid r i yourenbras steady as you once were she quips i find with ttie stretching aridwork on flexibility i walkmoresteadiiyand its a very geiitlework out you know youve worked out but its hot like aerobics youiejnot in pain and you havent lolled yourself one of the draws for burden is the activity is riot a corripeti- tion- v no one ever riiakes you feel like youre a dim bulb where youre at is always ok because you never actually arrive theres always more to learn as i successfully complete rny moves though admittedly with precious little of the fluid grace i see around me the shoulder spasm finally eases hmmm been there done that is a regular col umn where staff try to keep up with experts in a wide variety of recreational activities makr froma6s24 out and playwithout much knowledge and pick it iip r r but weare getting the word but to me schools where the kids are we have to because we dont draw from a hockey house league type pool volleyball is also challenged by the basketball mystique of the toronto raptors with children dreaming of growing up to be vince- carter but with no visible pro league for volley- ball heroes to emulate are few go ahead name a member of cariadas mens orwomeris nationalteam c its certainly a secondlevel sport because we dont have a pro league and the iriedia exposure that comes from that wood says in canada volleyball is still a fairly new sport were just now getting into the genera tion of parents that has played the sport the sport has traditionally been a huge hit in york regiori high schools for the boys fall season now winding down 65 teams are drilling spikes and making digs at least that many are ejected for foe gifls v- december i s jj -j- high schools seema natural back drdpfor talent butkashtjalways v been so wood says nbtingpast rela- tibnships between club arid school team interests have been adversarial club registrations iricreasedwhen school sports all but shut down dueto labour disputes in recent years- now our philosophy is the fribre opportunities to play the better you- become and the moreyou enjoy it wood says ironically it may be the success of beach volleyball that ultifnately push- es the gymnasium game to main- stream make no mistake the tradi- tional indoor game welcomes thepbs- itive fallout sirice ariy exposure is bet- ter than none certainly beach volleyball has done its part to bring the sport into the picture volleyball has been whittling away to become more of a main stream activity muir says which means volleyball will one day soon have itsday in the sun v cc- ii r i 3 5 lifefi1 if isfef si iltysvi this message brought to you as a community service ofthe economist suntribune the0p2sfetter 2002 mclass the 2002 mclass yes those believe that its the one vehicle that curtains giving it an unprecedented fountains of torque and horsepower little notes are a lot to read we had to you can ask more of in terms of safety 8airbags offering 10way protection so make a note to yourself call leave hundreds of them off too so engineering luxury and performance its meticulously refurbished interior us or drop in soon and take a test heres a summary after making 1092 than of anything else t includesa pew climate control system drive of the completely redesigned refinements in every conceivable 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