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...sort of senior-fitness program, up from 32% 10 years ago, according to the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association, the trade association for health clubs. Trainers say seniors are often their most eager, dedicated and appreciative clients. And club owners find they have the flexibility to fill the workout rooms during the midday hours when health clubs are traditionally dead. At IHRSA's annual conference last month, the keynote speech focused on two new critical demographics to target: women and seniors...
Once older adults are comfortable, the intensity of their workout routines can daunt any 20-year-old. Former Mr. New York City Terry Richardson, 85, who arrives at 4 a.m. for his duties as morning manager for Reebok's Sports Club/LA, works out five times a week with his younger buddy John McManus, 75. Richardson "just" maintains his physique ("My bones and joints are 85, so I try to use common sense," he says) with 20 min. of swimming, some weight training, stretching and 200 ab crunches. McManus, who was back in the gym 15 days after a recent bypass...
...trying and relaxing," says Dr. Timothy McCall, an internist and the author of Examining Your Doctor: A Patient's Guide to Avoiding Harmful Medical Care. "But a lot of gym yoga is about who can do this really difficult contortion to display to everyone else in the class." The workout warriors have to realize that yoga is more an Athenian endeavor than a Spartan one. You don't win by punishing your body. You convince it, seduce it, talk it down from the ledge of ambition and anxiety. Yoga is not a struggle but a surrender...
...Ashtanga (Power Yoga) For those looking for a serious workout. Students jump from one pose to another to build strength, stamina and flexibility--all the while practicing breath control. Best for athletes and dancers...
...workout routine of our physically fit President [NOTEBOOK, April 2]: You quoted Dubya's conditioning coach as saying the President's workout consists of "a lot of dumbbell work." Some jokes just write themselves, don't they? JERILYN A. DEPETE Alpharetta...