C16 - Sunday, March 27, 1983 - North Shore News

ME body tips

DANA ZALKO

Today I will cover a few
more warm-up exercises that
will warm up your inner
thigh and the hamstrings as
well as your shoulders and
neck. And you can combine
them with last week’s
column in order to have a
better warm-up.

But before we get to those
I want to cover your
breathing.

You may find that you
have a tendency to hoid your
breath when you exercise. In
general, you should breathe
out when you are making the
most effort at an exercise
and breathe in when you
ease up.

Help out and enjoy

A can of peans or soup is
more than just something to
eat. Over Spring Break ,
Stardust Skating Centres in
North Van., Surrey and
Richmond will be accepting
a can of food as admission to
the early morning - roller
skating session from 8-11
am. It’s easy. All you do is
present a can of food to the
cashier and you gain ad-
mission, Skate rental extra.

All cans of food collected
will be sent to the local food
bank in each area.

So if you want to wake up
early, have fun and get fit
while helping neighbours in
the community, bring your
can of food and roller skate
at the Stardust. Cans of food
will be accepted as ad-
mission from March 28-
April 8, Monday through
Friday.

SPRING

CAKPET SALE
30” - 60° off

‘ ; }
HEAVY PLUS RATED NYLON

Carpet, pad & labour
reg-$31.25 sq. yd

The function of the lung is
to draw oxygen in and send it
into the bloodstream, and to
expel carbon dioxide from
our bodies. By this process
our blood is cleansed.

1. Inner Thigh Stretch. ‘
Walk your hands in between the legs, bend your knees into a squatting position and
place your hands behind your feet. You'll find your inner knees are resting on your
elbows, which should stretch your inner thighs open.
Do 16 small and slow bounces with your buttocks, and breathe normally.

$20 Bey yd.

MEDIUM RATED NYLON
Carpet, pad & labour $4 95
reg. $28.95 ssq. yd

ty

24 OZ. NYLON
Carpet, pad & labour

reg. $21.00 $4 585 4.

CUT & LOOPED NYLON

Carpet, pad & labour
reg. $28.00

$20 29 yd

LEVEL LOOPED BERBER

OR KITCHEN CARPETS
Carpet, & labour

reg. $16.50 $4 1 225 v4,

plus many other in-store specials
Exhale as you straighten and

Lonsdale Floors Ltd.
inhale as you bend. Again, do it :
very slowly and repeat 10 times. . Cor. 17th & Lonsdale

2. Hamstring Stretches .
a. Straighten your legs, grab your
right ankle or calf with your left
hand and pull your torso down
over your right‘ leg. Pull down,
thinking of stretching your chest
to your knee. Hold ft for 10
counts and repeat to the left side.
Repeat.

c. Straighten and bend your knees
trying to keep your hands on the
floor. The two movements —

bending and straightening are
done very slowly.

Ramil Zatko photos

b. Bend your knees, feet apart, and
place your hands on the floor in
front of you. this is your starting
position.

Ladder tips

What starts out as a good
idea, sometimes ends up
being a highly regrettable
experience. Many do-it-
yourselfers decide  over-
night to be plumbers, brick
Masons, concrete mixers,
carpenters, painters and
wallpaper hangers. Quite a
gumber of these “jobs
around the house” require
the use of an age-old device,
cated “a ladder”. which
also happens to be the cause
of many accidents and in-
jurtes.

Helpful suggestions to
avoid injury:

—Always face the ladder
when climbing up or down
and while working Don't
eave ladders standing.
They're always inviting
temptations to children.

—Be sure the ladder has
secure footing Soft ground
can be especially hazardous,
since it can give way slowly
and uncxapectedly under
weight,

—Never climb all tho way
to the top of a ladder. The
higher you climb on a
ladder, the tess stability you
will have and the greater the
potential for toppling.

—Don't use a ladder that
has defects. Inspect it for
breaks, loose rungs or in-
secure steps. ;

—If you need to move to
the right or left. climb down
and move the ladder Never
stretch on a ladder as this
adds great strain to the.
musculo-skeletal system, in
addition to increasing your
chances of sustaining ao
scfious fracture.

Wa

ee,

| ker Place |

North Vancouver

987-6612

1401 Hornby St., Van.
(669.2145