Ogging is:one of the -
essential parts of total
fitness for women,
according to Wendi-—
Lacusta, the West
Vancouver fitness
coordinator.

Lacusta was commenting
on a recent News story from
Los Angeles in which a 54-
year-old woman said she did
not jog because “jogging is
not for women.”

At the West Vancouver
Recreation Centre they do
not agree.

As an example of just how
satisfying and beneficial for
women running can be,
Lacusta uses the example of
a local fitness group. “

The scene: A_ trim
energetic group of 20
women, from 17 to 50 years
pld, gathered outside
Chartwell School for their
regular fitness class.

They joke and share news
as they perform their achilles
and hamstring stretChes as a

warmup before their
structured workout in the
sym.

The group of hard core -
fitness conscious women is
off to do an eight mile run
through the hills of the
British Properties.

Why?

Lacusta

explains that

there are probably many
reasons women run - to
control weight,

to relieve

- Stress, ‘to be part of the
_ group, or to prepare for road’

races or marathons.

But” probably. the most
important reason is that they
all realize the importance of
strong and healthy heart and
lungs, known in fitness terms
as the  cardio-respiratory
system.

The women in the fitness

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group, some of whom run
marathons (26 miles) in
under three-and-a-half
hours, are led by Naomi:
Miller. Miller is a _ past’
medium distance runner.
who is the only female

masters athlete in the B.C.
Sports Hall of Fame.

Miller. has developed the
group and taught them how
to train their bodies as well
as to love the sport.

They all know their bodies
must workout on a regular
basis at a high intensity
before their capacity to use
oxygen (aerobic fitness)
improves.

For the beginner, Lacusta
says, that should be 20
minutes of ‘continuous
rhythmic exercise at least
three times a week.

The women in Miller's
group run up to 15 miles.a
day. Their regular run is an
eight mile jog.

Their bodies are finely
tuned and they must work
harder to see further im-
provements.

When the run is over, the

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They are joined by 75
other men and women for
their 50 minute gym workout
which focuses primarily on
flexibility and strength, and
winds down with relaxation.

The group realizes the
importance of strong

muscles, particularly the
abdominals - muscles of the
stomach.

A strong abdominal wall
not only creates‘ good looks
and finer posture but is a
major consideration in
preventing low back

particularly poorly with the
European population, when
it comes to upper body

problems which plague 60
per cent of the population.
A strong shoulder girdle -

arms, chest, and back Strength.

also developed in the fitness The West Vancouver

workout. Recreation Centre fitness
Lacusta says that groups work on developing

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