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...hottest craze. The movie takes place in a glittery jungle of Danskins and weight-lifting machines, a Los Angeles health club whose members pursue the perfect pecs. No one could be more gratified by the sight of this new mating ritual than Arthur Jones, the inventor whose sophisticated Nautilus machines have turned body building into sweaty chic...
Since he sold the first machine in 1970, Jones has manufactured some 400,000 of the devices. The company he owns, Nautilus Sports/Medical Industries (estimated 1984 sales: $300 million), has become the leading U.S. maker of exercise equipment. Jones, however, is even more extraordinary than his machine. No mild-mannered tinkerer, the gruff and often profane tycoon rules an unlikely empire that includes a menagerie of wild animals, two Boeing 707 jets and a $70 million television studio...
Orders began pouring in for the machine, which Jones named for the resemblance of its pulleys to the outline of the nautilus, a type of shellfish. Devotees ranging from athletes to starlets claim that the Nautilus machine builds firm bodies with unbeatable speed. But skeptics say that Nautilus machines fail to give the heart much of a workout. In a report published in April, two researchers claimed that a Nautilus routine is no replacement for running, swimming and other aerobics...
Italian designers are demonstrating their typically confused attitude toward the modern man. Giorgio Armani has given the tank-top his official seal--whoops, eagle--of approval, allowing the fashion-conscious male to bare all that Nautilus-forged muscle with a clean conscience...
...renovation plan that began in 1981 as the University's largest ever financial commitment to the improvement of residential life. Besides renovations for general up-keep, the University has made special additions to some of the houses--such as a weight room in Mather House, and a Q-RAC nautilus...