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c economist- suntribune september us j987 c9 keeping fit an advertising supplement to the economist and sontribune aquafitness easier on bones and joints from c8 rowsell an instructor at the mar- kham fitness and racquet club while the exercises are per formed just as in a gym the added resistance of the water makes the movements that much more tax ing on the muscles she says she notes that doing aerobics in the pool allows a person to reach his or her maximum heart rate threshold much more rapidly which is the key to improving the cardiovascular system aquafitness allows those who cant participate in strenuous physical exercise on land to stay in shape and improve their health because of the therapeutic na ture of the water aquafitness is ideal for the elderly and arthritic patients the buoyancy makes aquafit ness less destructive on the joints miss rowsell said high impact aerobics can be done with the safety of nobounce exercises in the water exercises are done in the shallow end so non- swimmers can participate as well while aerobics is wonderful for the cardiovascular system weight training is far superior for toning and firming flabby mus cles often women believe that if they start picking up weights theyre going to develop large muscles like mens but mrs campagnabrown says this isnt so its very difficult for women to bulkup she says women just dont have hormones she ex plains that large muscles de veloped by women bodybuilders are due to the use of steroids male sex hormones for toning and firming mus cles no exercise program can match weight training ms nan- ninger believes aerobics and weight training complement one another aerobics builds the cardio vascular system while weight training tones and reduces she says done with light weights at a high number of repetitions weight training not only firms flabby muscles but also burns off excess fat it is excellent for attacking problem areas such as slack upper arms or tightening thigh muscles by doing a variety of move ments weights can improve flex ibility and joint mobility even for those with arthritis a drawback of weight training is that it is not sufficiently taxing for the cardio vascular system and has to sup plemented with some other type of training running jogging walking jumping rope are all excellent for the heart and lungs but to varying degrees all are also hard on muscles joints and spine running sports do provide ton ing for the upper body with the pumping of the arms especially if light weights are held in the hands one of the most important aspects of selecting a fitness prog- enjoy this is a reason why rac- the key to keeping fit is to keep ram is to choose one that youll quet sports are so popular it fun join now and save jrng park member of the world demonstration team one of the 12 original masters builder of champions 8th dan master of the system meet soumesay southisay a spectacular martial artist a champion of canada 3rd dan head instructor of markham jong park taekwondo jong park taekwondo inc 25 heritage rd fha qqqa markham ont 1 coming your way gtqlds gym fitness centre for men women dont miss being a member of a gym that suits your needs best 59 westney rd s ajax 4272977