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The joggers were participating in Vita Parcours, the newest Swiss exercise craze. Invented in 1968 by Architect Erwin Weckemann, it consists of a mile-long jogging circuit with 20 designated stops suitable for installation in any convenient patch of parkland. At each of the stopping places, spaced about 500 ft...
The first Parcours (French for course) track was opened in Zurich four years ago and the idea spread quickly. The craze has already oozed over the Swiss borders; in addition to the 180 courses in Switzerland, there are 200 in West Germany and 13 in Austria.
Many of the Parcours participants are middle-aged businessmen and housewives striving to lose weight and restore their muscle tone. But the pastime has considerable appeal for the young as well. "It's a much better way to observe a girl's physical qualities than in a smoky...
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