Word: climbing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...injury-plagued sophomore Fraiberg, who was ranked in Canada'a top 10 in 1988. Fellow classmate and number-two seed, Johnny Kaye was a three-time top-ranked player in Israel. Farokh Pandole, after twice winning the Indian Junior Nationals, quickly adapted to hard-ball squash last year to climb high on the ladder. And speaking of rapid adjustments, sophomore Mark Baker, a transfer student from England, adjusted to American squash faster than a rolling "O" to secure the number-one seed...
...large crowd gathers in front of the Gross Court Athletic Club in Woodland, Calif., and waits eagerly for the doors to open at 5:30. What's the attraction? An aerobics class conducted by Jane Fonda? No, these health buffs are standing in line for a chance to climb stairs. Well, not real stairs. The club features those ubiquitous machines that enable people to simulate the healthful huffing and puffing of clambering up steps...
...benefits of stair climbing first gained attention in 1968, when fitness guru Dr. Kenneth Cooper promoted aerobic exercise as a good way to strengthen muscles and build endurance. Interest swelled in 1977, when a study showed that men who climbed more than five flights a day had 25% fewer heart attacks than those who stuck to elevators and escalators. But most people found it inconvenient or boring to climb stairs regularly. Many lived in ranch-style houses, and high-rise-apartment dwellers were leery of trudging up and down deserted stairwells...
While the contents of the trash can are easy to see, the all-but-invisible fumes that pour out of automobile tail pipes are just as damaging to the environment. Every time Americans climb behind the wheel, they make their own personal contribution to the global-warming threat. Here again, a gradual modification of life-style can make a dramatic difference. When possible, use mass transit and support its development and expansion. For short distances, consider using a bicycle; it is excellent aerobic exercise. And, as in the energy-short 1970s, buy more fuel-efficient autos and carpool to work...
...Checkpoint Charlie he asked that family members and other guests not climb up to the viewing stand. Mouth set, Kennedy studied the strange, gray emptiness before him. Then, in far windows in East Berlin apartments, three women appeared waving handkerchiefs. "Isn't that kind of dangerous?" wondered Kennedy. Yes, he was told. Kennedy stood several seconds in tribute to those tiny figures...