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...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. apart, a plaque instructs participants to perform a specific exercise that is repeated from two to 15 times-the hardest near the beginning of the course and the less difficult, relaxing ones scheduled toward the end. At some of the stops appropriate equipment, like chin-up bars, has been installed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: The Jog Strip | 2/28/1972 | See Source »

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