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i Aerobics Goes Competitive SALE 50 OFF Need We Say More 627WMontauk Hwy Lindenhurst NY 11757 Hour Wednfdiy 10 am-9 pm Friday 10 am-7 pm Mon-Tuea-Thura-Sat 10 anu-0 p-m LOS ANGELES tive aerobics "People are now taking aerobics seriously" Grimes 23 is one of the team winners of the 1985 Crystal Light National Aerobic Championship "It is not just a way to have fun although it is fun It is a serious spool that requires skill and she added For the Crystal Light competition Grimes and her two teammates worked out six to nine hours a day every day for three months A typical workout consisting of stretches calisthenics dance training and various exercises began at 6 am and continued well into the afternoon Their choreographed movements to Jermaine up-tempo "The Closest Thing to took nearly one month to prepare But there are purists like Johnna Wimbish a Suffolk County instructor who insist that aerobics should remain noncompetitive "Some people may want to compete but that is not what aerobics is all she said "It is becoming too commercialized people no longer want to do it for the sake of health an A fitness but rather to get television exposure and Anne Niland ammtar Suffolk aerobics instructor and veteran competitor agrees that competition should not exist in the classroom setting because of the "varying needs of each of the students "But for the instructor and students that excel in the she added "competition provides exposure as well as an outlet or forum for the serious athlete to train and perform on a level beyond what he or she may normally 'PTT1 OOTBALL HAS its Super ff i Bowl baseball its World Be-id ries Now aerobics the body- bending exercise of the 1980s is shaping up as a major sport National aerobics competitions are moving fastest-growing sport into the spotlight Some 244 million Americans did aerobics in 1984 up a hearty 5J5 million from 1983 According to the National Sporting Goods Association aerobics is now the eighth most popular sport in the country (by comparison tennis ranks 16th at 195 million) From Ken Cooper the Dallas doctor who coined the word nearly 20 years ago to Jane Fonda ml Jamie Lee Curtis who put the activity into movies and onto the cover of People magazine aerobics has become a high-voltage industry Four of the 40 top-selling videocasaettes the first week of May were aerobics tapes two of them in the top 10 according to Billboard nupriiM liatinga Sporting goods stores report hav- ing a difficult time keeping shelves stocked with Beebok and Softouch aerobics shoes by far the most popular aerobics shoes on the market Industry groups estimate that between 100000 and 250000 aerobics instructors about 85 percent of them women are now working at some 75000 to 100000 studios across the nation like any new sport aerobics is evolving from fad to lifestyle "It had to happen" says Madonna Grimes a Manhattan aerobics instructor on the subject of competi- rfMV WARM-UPS 6 In fashion newsday SUNDAY july ims In Fashion an every-Sunday pullout section in Newsday includes glowing features that support your sales of cosmetics and health and beauty aids in a market that annually spends over $525 million on these items Your advertising in In Fashion will catch the eyes of close to 15 million appearance-conscious adults and beautify your sales complexion Contact your Newsday representative or call (516) 454-2500 today for details and assistance Just as rocking babies quiets them regular rhythmical exercise such as running swimming or cycling calms the nervous Survival Guido Women who want to watch their weight but have the time to plan menus and cook special foods can benefit from a free booklet that Weight Watchers is offering called "The Busy Survival The book contains a seven-day schedule of well-balanced calorie-controlled menus created by Weight Watchers designed to keep the energy level up and the weight down The booklet also has a pull-out exercise poster featuring a 40-minute pro- Turn Back the Clock An active 45-year-old woman has a physical performance equal to that of a sedentary 20-yearold according to a new study Barbara Drinkwater a research physiologist for the Pacific Medical Center in Seattle believes that 50 percent of the changes usually attributed to aging are actually caused by inactivity In addition to providing immediate physical and emotional benefits Drinkwater believes that exercise can turn back a biological dock And exercise says Dorothy Harris director of Plenn State graduate program in sports psychology "is nature's best tranquilizer Wn.