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...unusual for a grand master to faint dead away, or lose 15 Ibs. or more during a tournament. Under stress, the late Latvian grand master Aron Nimzovich used to stand on his head between moves to keep the vital juices flowing. The Yugoslav chess team travels with a portable sauna and a trainer who leads them in daily calisthenics. In the 24-game grind of a world title match, says former World Champion Tigran Petrosian, "chess may start out as an art or science, but in the end it is an athletic event...
...their relentless pursuit of a trim figure, American women by the millions have tried exercise wheels, home massage kits, sauna belts, sauna pants and mummy wraps. Now they are turning to something new: the Isotoner Body Beauty Suit, which seems to have a slender edge over the other devices. It requires no effort except for putting it on, and it slims the body, even if no pounds are shed...
...hosts have anticipated every need right down to the installation of toilets equipped with heaters to prevent the water from freezing. The dining halls serve richly varied menus with items ranging from hamburgers and milkshakes to such local delicacies as hairy crab and fried squid. The village's sauna features an "enzyme ion bath" in which the athletes bury themselves in a pile of fermenting cedar sawdust. Every aspect of the games, in fact, from the new $119 million subway system that rolls on noiseless rubber tires to the crack team of abacus scorekeepers who back up the computers...
...only time I have seen Edward uncoordinated," Tricia says, "is on a surfboard." In winter there is a roaring fire in the lodge, but Tricia unexpectedly came up with another pastime: "Eddie and I have discovered a marvelous thing to do up there in the winter. We discovered the sauna, and then we go into the pool afterward instead of the snow. It's fantastic...
...every marriage pronounced without posting of bans. Thus, when five couples seeking marriage turned up in Novel last week, they found that Monsieur le maire was not in a marrying mood. "My husband is all worn out, so he has gone to Switzerland to lie in a sauna," said his wife. "He'll start marrying people again next week...