FITNESS: TAKING AN EXERCISE

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THE WASHINGTON POST
By Shirk). y
Some purists say it's not as good;
some say it's better; some say there's
no difference: But the consensus
, among exercise buffs ,themselves is
? that classes led by private instruc-
tors who tome to your work place
? whether office 'orhome ? is the 1/4
greatest thing since the coffee break.
? Concerned that their
offer little opportunity for regular
exercise, these fans are among a
growing coterie who have discovered
time saved and incentive gained
when an instructor shows .up at the
? ?4 door in leotard and tights, carrying
exercise poles in one hand and 3-
pound dumbbells in the other.
Employers are also beginning to
catch on to the benefits, and a grow-
ing number are offering 'employee
space for *hat is fast becoming
known aa."carryout classes." Some
bosses are also throwing in the time ?
typically.45 Minutes to one hour
? and even Picking uP the instruc-
tor's tab. '(Cued, no doubt,by pre-
liminary stildies indicating that time
out for exercise boosts productivity
and cuts absenteeism.) Gym space at
the office is becoming as coveted as
parking space, _
Convenience is the major reason
for the popularity of On-site exercise
classes. Motivation -L or, , more ac-
curately, lack' of motivation,? runs
a close second.
"When our teacher walks in," says
taa.Verne Valentine, the 30-ish man-
aging editor at SSR, Inc., a Wash-
ington design and writing firm, ?
"there's no walking out."
Says exercise physiologist Dr.
James A. Metcalfe: "Most people
need a regular, structured exercise
program to keep them going."
As leader of the Northern Virginia
Cardiac Therapy Program, Metcalfe
prescribes exercise in measured doses
to people at risk of, or recovering
from, heart disease. "Many of our
most successful graduates," he says,
"even though they all come into the
program for grave reasons, fall off the
maintenance regime we prescribe once
_ they go out on their own."
Classes offered at work sites range
from the most pop-
to yoga, aerobic dancing, and
the most recent, "dynamic align-
ment." Most of the instructors have
Among individuals and organizations that will
1? come to your office to provide exercise Programs.
'? Contact them directly for more Information.
BALLET-RHYTHMICS ? Using a combination
of ballet movements, toning, aerobics, and -
strengthening exercises, Jacalyn Cox conducts
- exercise classes geared to "the body's natural
' rhythms." The Program stresses flexibility, muscle
control and development, postural alignment and
Stamina. Especially good use of music to corre-
spond to exercises.
Group Size: 15-20. Class: 45 minutes. Price: $2.50
Per person. Jacalyn Cox: 966-8070.
CAROLINE GICHNER ? Approaches slim-
nastics "from the health point of view" because it
not only tones and firms UP muscles but also gen-
erates other positive benefits, says Gichner who
offers silmnastics for posture, flexibility, relaxation
and body sculpture.
Group Size: one person, or a maximum of 8.
? Class: 45-50 Minutes. Price: for one person, 5
? classes for 5100, 10 classes for $195; for 8, $50 a
- class. Caroline Gichner: 223-0993.
DANCE ARTS ? Juiliard graduate Colette
Yglesias emphasizes quality of exercises, not quan-
tity. Based on the philosophy that 'dance is one of
the best exercises for all parts of the body," classes
are a combination of exercise and dance. Attention
given to individual needs.
Group Size: depends on space. Class: 1 hour.
tr. Price: $3 per session per person, or wilt negotiate a
flat fee. Colette Yglesias: 737-16,62.
DANCE EXCHANGE ? One of Washington's
'I most Innovative dance programs. Will send instruc-
tors to your office to develop a group exercise class
-4: best suited to needs and interests. Focus on dance
as "a means by which body and mind connect in an
exercise program." ?
; Group Size: negotiable.,Class: 1 hour. Price: ap-
I, proximately 53-3.50 Per person. Paul d'Eustachio:
783-8900.
THE HOME STRETCH ? Regardless of space
' and time available or the size of a group, instructor
Shelley Liebman says she will devise an exercise
program geared to particular interests and needs of
office workers. The program emphasizes specific
benefits and correct performance of exercises.
? Group Size: depends on space. Class: 1 hour.'
Price: 1-6 People, VS/hour; 7 or more, $30/hour;
Leave the
Driving To Them
? ?
two times a week for 10 People, $25/hour. Shelley
Liebman: 462-3399.
KAREN DIAMOND STUDIO ?.Exercise
classes use "flowing movements" to help reffeve
stress and make desired changes in bocfy shape,
such as slimming waist or hips. Other physical
Problems, such as neck pains, also may be alle-
viated. Emphasis on coordination, balance, flex-
Group Size: maximum of 15, if space Permits.
Class: 1 hour. Price: $7.60 per person for one class a
week; lower price with more classes- taken per
week. Karen Diamond: 965-7272.
MOVING RIGHT ALONG ? Lunch-hour or
evenings. Clients have included foe World Sank and
the Kennedy Center. Their approach incorporates
dance with exercise and utilizes the-Aexander
technique (or spinal integration of the body) for
Posture. Wilt also teach iazz or aerobic dance.
Group Size: up to 15. Class: 1 hour. Price: 54-6 a
person per class.Marilyn Mitchell: 387-280e.
SIVANANDA YOGA VEDANTA CENTER
? Lunch-hour and other hours in offices; private
instruction in the home.
Group Size: any number. Class: variate Price:
variable. One example: $300 for 8/ 1-hour c'asses for
large group; $30 per Person for small group. Swami
Sivadas, director, 331-YOGA.
SHERRI BLAIR ? Exercises, concentrated on
leg and abdominal work,.selected to yield the max:-
imum benefit in the shortest time. Many ef exercises
unique. ?
Group Size: maximum of 4 Class: 1 hour. Price:
$18 per session. Sherri Blair: 333-7305.
,
SOMEBODIES? A high-energy d.--a si con-
sisting of warm-up exercises; leg, abdominal, back
and hip work;? cardiovascular component, and
coating-down period. All teachers rigorOusiv trained
and monitored. Individual attention; instructors
stress proper performance of exercises.
Group Size: maximum of 12. Class: 1 hour: price:
. ,
trained in dance at college, many ?
with cla..4ses in kinesiology and anat- equipment to get going, and since a :
?my: Students come to work early, .:.; typical class works up only a -slight
leave late; or skip a lunch hour to ?':?.! sweat (none in yoga), shower facilities
take classes., . . .. .?. ? ., s'. are unnecessary. Clothing ? whether
Some 20 government agencies now. ) a sweat suit, shorts and T-shirt, or
maintain 'physical-fitness - facilities. leotard and tights ? is geared for.
NASA's program, set up 15 years ago ?.? getting in and out of quickly. ?-, ? . -
with help of the PreSident's Council *. ? Karen Diamond says she can lead a
on Physical Fitness, ihcludes sophis class if she gets at least a 6-foot "bub-
ticated electronically nionitored exer-l. ble of space" around each person. But
cise regimes. Capitol Hill staffers havesthe professional -*studios ? with their.
. worked out in the cafeteria at light, bright rooms, padded hardwoOd
. Dirksen Senate Building .1-,' (not concrete) floors and. windows that
. ' You don't need a sophisticated sit Open ? are still the best places, she..
or
believes, because they are built t fa
cilitate movement.
MarilynMitchell of Moving Righ
"Along, one of the. .newest-g,roups
town going out to student' also 'Pre
fers the studio. "That's where yo
really leave the workload behind."
Sherri- Blair 'limits her 'practice
homes andt offices. 1,:work Uncle
. desks and around sofas.t.Even thoug
- "in a two-- or three-Person Office
someone always has to get up to, an
? swer the phone," she' maintains tha
, the convenience of- .working Ott' a
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commission early next year.
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. ' Caroline Gichner, who leads classes
1 "at Elizabeth Arden on Saturdays and
:.? Was one of the first Washingtonians to
1:bring exercise classes to her students,
'trained originally as a dancer both
t here and in Mexico and then went on
'? to study with slimnastics pioneer Mar-
jorie Craig. Among places Gichner has
'' led private classes for Women: East
. i- Wing of the White House, artist Alice
,
?
1`. Binclerman's studio, the showroom of
? Ademas, Inc., ceiling-and-tile shop,
i, and the offices of Hospital Tempo-
I ?
,., raries, Inc..
Gichner and Metcalfe, who is also
,associate professor of physical edu-
Isation at George Mason University, ,
1 r agree that 4 carefully plotted regime
,i has three phases: Students, start
t, slowly, speed up, then go into a cool-
!: t, down. Movement is never explosive,
2 ,
and by continually moving along _
Z? i.,',-into new exercises to take stress off
a (
8 areas just exercised, the instructor
g can introduce enough variety to
n .
' stave off boredom.
The program, they say, should
, exercise every major muscle group in
the body; Lean body. mass ? heart,
f muscle, bone ? eventually in-
creases, with some slight compensa-
i tory decrease in fat. The subsequent
!..? shift in body proportion is the great-
est long-term benefit of slirnnastics
i (and also is in tune with the trend
toward "body sculpture.")
With the firming of muscle and the
lifting of flab, the most noticeable re-
I" sult is better-fitting or looser clothes,
, even without weight loss. The? results
[ depend on how often, how long, how
'.,. hard you exercise, and how well you
control each Movement.
, Metcalfe points out that some
magic takes place immediately. Al-
, though a session only burns up 300
i calories ? the equivalent of three
large chocolate-chip cookies ? the
If' exercises immediately shut down the
)
appetite.
"Indeed," says Metcalfe, "exercise
, is a better and more realistic regu-
lator of appetite than is hunger,
bringing the calories you eat more in
line with the calories you spend."
'-; ,Capitalize on reduced appetite by
taking a warm liquid after class, says
'Swami Sivadas. "That's all you need
1 00 for grout; Per session. Pat McKenney or Eme-
' lie Pessoa: 8-3822.
YMCA ? Offers exercise classes such as aer-
obic action, stimnastics and "healthy back" in con-
junction with office-fitness package, which includes
screening and testing, workshops and classes. The
whole package may be purchased, or lust the
'? classes, geared to accommodate a range of ability
' levels.
Group Size: Minimum of 10, maximum of 30.
Clan: 1 hour. Price: varies. For aerobics, $600 for
10 classes, twice a week. (About 51-53 per person
Per Session.) Contact: Terese Dornanski, 862-9757.
YWCA ? Through its community-outreach
Program, Offers Private classes to business and
community groups. Draws from a large Pool of in-
structors offering exercise programs to fit specific
needs and interests of group, from aerobics to
stretching.
Group Size: up to 20, depending on room size.
Class: 45 minutes, Price: $20 per person for 6 les-
sons. Shelia Drohan, 638-21043.
Additional possibilities (slightly off the beaten
track): _
TRIM ? Trains individuals to bring exercise
1 programs back to their own offices. Program con-
sists of stress-tested routines , combining dance and.
calisthenics. Training (for men and women) takes 4
days, Is held in Manassas and costs 5158. Also pro-
vides instructors to come to your office. Times and
prices negottated.Nancy Shoemaker: 643-1500.
INTERIOR -DEPARTMENT FITNESS CEN-
TER (18th and C Sts. NW) ? Oilers a pre-
assessment fitness evaluation and exercise pre-
scription for new members. Facilities for 600-plus
members Include a weight-training room, sauna,
showers and lockers. Jazzercise,' dance aerobics,
circuit weight training, stretchercise and slimnastics
classes available for no extra fee to members. Pro-
gram not funded by the government, but run by a
Small nonprofit organization, subsidized bYmember
fees and health insurance. - ?
Group Size: up to 30. Cost of fitness center mem-
' bership for Interlor Department employes: $24 for
three months. Waiting list for non-Interior Depart-
ment employes. Joe Miller, director. 343-5756.
- ? Claire Chow and I
c Mary-Carter Creech-
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work still outweighs the disadvan-
tages. , ?. ?
Yoga instructor Swami Sivadas
prefers the work place. because "ev-
eryone needs to have, a break to re-
lieve drudgery or stress."
' Lou Lyons, who heads the Mary-
land Commission on Physical' Fitness,
? . says that even a 5-minute exercise
break is beneficial A series of 25 ex-
ercises that can be done sitting in a
chair in a 'cubicle, dressed jn conven-
tional work attire, has been developed-
' by Kaier0Diamondt appear:
? ? ?
?
?
to fill you up." ' , I '
Among his noon-hour clients are
, the Labor Department, GAO and
the National Endowment for the
,Humanities where an in-house ex-
ercise program has been in effect for
about 11/2 years.
"When I go for a while without
the classes, the tension builds up in
'my neck and shoulders,'.';. says NEH
information specialist John Lippin;
.cott, 32, who switches during the
.. work day from coat and tie to T-
shirt and floppy puji pants. "The
program helps keep me from speed-
ing along, and re-
stores my equilibrium.
I'm also more productive
after a session.
"I'm not sure what I'd do
without the program. I'd proba-
bly push myself to do it at home
? but I wouldn't be very success-
ful." , :7;
Men, says Metcalfe, are interest- -:':?
ed primarily in using exercise to re-
lax, to increase cardiovascular fit- ?
ness, or to allow themselves to eat
more without putting on pounds. :,',-.
Most women are concerned with
losing or maintaining weight.
"The typical round of exercises
done at work can be performed by:
anyone who has a doctor's permis-
sion to work out," says Metcalfe.
"The gains are especially important
for sedentary workers."
? Some caveats, however
Straight-leg lifts and sit-ups; says-
? Metcalfe, should be approached
cautiously by people with a history
of lower-back problems; the exer-
cises may cause pain. ?
And at the Institute of Human'
?
Performance, Fairfax, specialists in .
occupational health believe that iso-
metrics, where an isolated muscle is
held taut as contrasted to ,the ?
rhythmic movement of ,isotonics
brings blood pressure up quickly.
and markedly, and should be I
avoided by people with a hyperten-
sion risk.
The question as to whether the.
classes build endurance is debatable. .
Apparently, a once-a-week session is ?
only a beginning, but better than'
nothing.
"Twice-a-week just starts to bring
some results in terms of a cardiovas-
cular workout," says Metcalfe. (It
can, however, take off.- a dozen
? pounds a year.) "Three times a Week
,
is better, but the most efficient
overall return to muscles, heart and .
- lungs actually is from exercise five?-.
times a week."
Metcalfe recommends. supple-
menting the exercise regime at work
with brisk hour-long walks. Using
the stairs, he says, won't' do
? for aerobics, unless you take two- at
a time.
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7 Sharon Brown, 35, a supervisorr
economist with the Bureau of Labdr:
? Statistics, finds her workouts'..ex?t4
cellent for helping me make an ?a47,,,.:.?
justment to the bureaucracy. Thek",
? also," she says, "keep me youthful,'
Brown has, however, noted some
resistance from fellow workers who
don't consider such activities aPpio,-? -
priate in an office building. de!'!.--,
fense, Brown points out that the
yoga-based exercise is hardly raucous.?
"The most you hear,":she says, "is
an occasional 'owe- or:W "
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