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Hensafl
By Adrian Harte challeng. occepted
Reaburn about the new fall session, of the ladies and require a separate male and figured I could probably song and exercise routine each week'
I foolishly inquired whether or not any class of their own. She then asked me: - keep up with the pace of the class. However, the addition of new exer-
men were enrolled in the course. "Why don't you join in for a class?" After all, how hard could it be? cises does not lengthen the hour-long
"Of course, why not," I joked, but I found 1 was breaking out in sweat, class because the time spent in in-
Reaburn replied that several men eventually ' Reaburn convinced me my heart was pounding.. and 1 was struction is shorter as the students
had expressed some interest in that trying a class was the best way still waiting for the music to begin. improve.
aerobics, but were not yet ready to to really find out what the ladies' Aerobics turned out to be a lot dif- Reaburn sees . the interest
join the class, She felt some men aerobics class was all about. fernt than I expected. The main dif
might he intimidated by the presence 1 consider myself a reasonably tit keC generatedfalarger
rby the dHtowardsl class as parta
Y ficulty is not to keep up with the boon- of a larger trend general
cing and arnr waving, but is actually fitness and health throughout Canada.
to try to remember all the correct "As people become more aware of
steps and stretches, all the while fitness, it has become something of a
keeping in time to the music. rage," says Reaburn, adding that the
I felt like a complete klutz as I step- popularity of aerobics attracted many
ped in the wrong direction with the unqualified people to offer classes and
wrong foot, touching the wrong knee consequently the number of aerobics -
with the wrong elbow. Aerobics related injuries increased.
reveals little things about yourself • "It got a lot of bad publicity because
you might not know. of that." notes Reaburn. "You're not
For example, I cannot skip going to hurt yourself it you pick a
backwards. good program and the instructor
"This is going to kill me," were my
last thoughts before the music began.
If the aerobics left me alive at the end
of the session, I would probably die of
embarrassment anyway.
It was all my fault. While interview-
ing aerobics instructor Cindy
Years ago 1 must have made some
fateful decision not to learn how to do
this. Perhaps I thought I would never
need to skip backwards. It just goes
to show how wrong you can be
sometimes.
Another frustration appeared every
time I thought I was finally getting
the hang of a certain move. The music
would immediately end, leaving me
with something harder to learn for the
next song.
Reaburn claims most of the
students in the 32 -member class had
as much difftsulty with the routines
as I. but they quickly caught on and
now Reaburn tries to add one nett,
takes care of you."
Reaburn has full confidence in the
Ontario Leadership Program that
trained her for fitness instruction in
nutrition, circulation. and avoiding in-
juries. She also feels BodyFit, the
company which supplies the -music
and choreography for the Ilensall
Parks Board. has are excellent and en-
joyable program.
The class seems to share Reaburn's
enthusiasm: "They tell me they go
home and practise," which she says
is a far cry from their initial worries
while signing up for the course.
"At first people thought they would
never walk again."
I must confess I thought exactly the
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OFF THE WALL — Times -Advocate reporter Adrian Harte makes a fool of himself as Hensall aerobics
instructor Cindy Reaburn tries to teach him a routine.
Delegation.
ofplanning
discussed
Municipal Clerks and Building Of-
ficials from across Huron County
gathered for a day -long seminar in
Goderich hosted by the County of
Huron Department of Planning and
Development on Friday, October 16,
1987.
The purpose for the day was to
discuss a number of planning and
development topics including the pro-
posed delegation of certain Provincial
functions to the County such as ap-
proval of plans of subdivision, plans
of condominium, certain road clos-
ings, part lot control by-laws, and
commenting on zoning by-laws. A
presentation of the effects of delega-
tion on each of these planning pro-
cesses was given by planners Wayne
Caldwell and Patty Munkittrick of the
Department of Planning and Develop-
ment and Norma Forrest and Ann:+
D'Allessandro of the. Ministry cit
Municipal Affairs' A discussion
period followed.
As a precursor to the delegation
topic, a presentation was given by
planners Cindy Fisher and Scott
Tousaw of the Department of Plann-
ing and Development's functions in-
cluding planning, economic develop-
ment, tourism and energy co-
ordination for each of Huron's 26
municipalities. Sue MacPherson from
the London office of the Ministry of
Municipal Affairs explained the
Ministry's structure and the various
departments' responsibilities.
The morning session closed with'a
presentation by Dr. Gary Davidson,
Director of Planning and Develop-
ment, on the proposed Waste
Management Master. Plan which
would study the existing waste
disposal system in the County.
analyze the various options for waste
disposal such as recycling. landfill-
ing, 'incineration, e(c., and identify
potential sites for such facilities. Dr.
Davidson advised that County Coun-
cil would be deciding whether to em -
hark on the study at its November
meeting.
Following lunch. the clerks and
building officials attended workshops
which allowed small -group discus-
sions of specific items of interest. The
workshop topics included (he PRIDE
program which provides provincial
funding to municipalities for com-
munity improvement projects: a tour
of the Planning and Development
Department and computer
demonstration; the responsibilities of
clerks and building officials with
building permits and zoning by-laws;
and a discussion of the planning pro-
cedures'Used by municipal officials.
The day's activities closed with
strong indication from the approx-
imately 50 attendees that the presen-
tations and workshops provided
valuable information and that a
similar gathering, perhaps next year,
would be beneficial for clerks and
building officials as well as municipal
councils.
NC.
MAKE
A
DIFFERENCE
ON THE BALL — Pauline Bell gets right into the fun of aerobics with
the other students' of the bi-weekly class held in the Hensall Com-
munity Centre.
same thing about my one-hour stint
in Thursday's class but, much to my
surprise, I found I felt great both im-
mediately after the class and the next
day, with no stiffness and only the odd
slight ache to remind me I had done
myself some good.
It occurred to me during the class
that this is the sort of thing everybody
• should be doing on a regular basis, not
just those seeking the perfect figure
or superhuman endurance. If
Japanese workers exercise every day
before work, it doesn't seem at all
unreason:.ble that we should spare a
couple of evenings a week to combat
the naturally -destructive forces
which act on our bodies and minds.
But Reaburn also comments on the
social aspects of aerobics' There is
more than just the urge to lose inches
encouraging enrollment. She sees this
first class as just the beginning for
aerobics in Hensall. The next session
begins in January, and Reaburn
hopes interest will be great enough to
allow for some choice of time and
degree of difficulty for the par-
ticipants and, yes, eventually a men's
class.,
"Eventually the men will come
around in the small towns." predicts
Reaburn as part of her belief that in-
terest in aerobics is still on the
increase. _
"This is the only night class you can
take where the people take off their
clothes as they come in." jokes
Reaburn. It is indicative of her at-
titude that aerobics should be more
for fun than taken too seriously. She
does not 'believe in • killing off her
students by scaring them, with dif-
ficult classes and even admits her in-
terest began as a way to get out of her
house in lonely. rural Alberta.
However. Rea burn concedes
aerobics can get expensive beyona
the $30 registration fee. She believes
good shoes are a necessity and notices
some of her students are bringing
. more and more accessories such as
tights and leotards every week.
"It's not a fashion show," Reaburn
stresses to the `participants, but
agrees specialized clothing. can make -
aerobics even more enjoyable than it
already is.
Even physical disabilities are no
excuse to not join in. Reaburn herself
is afflicted with asthma. but finds the
workouts actually improve her
condition.
"I enjoy it." insists Reaburn.
I did too.
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•
The Huron County Board of Educa-
tion has reconfirmed that corporal
punishment is an inappropriate
disciplinary measure in the
classroom here.
At the October meeting of the
board, the education committee
report zeroed in on the understanding
that corporal punishment is not cur-
-rently practised in any Huron Coun-
ty Board of Education school.
Still. the board recognizes the fact
there may be times when physical in -
Heart funds
•
are growing
Campaign revenues for the Heart
and Stroke Foundation of Ontario are
growing in Huron County. Stan Con-
nelly, president of Iluron County
Chapter, announced that final figures
for the year ending June 30, 1987 show
an increase of $7,400 over last year
with a total collected of $56,825.
In addition. $32,000 was raised in
Huron County schools through the
Jump hope For Heart program.
During National Fitness Week, the
first ever "Dance For Heart" was
held at the Seaforth Community Cen-
tre, organized by Drusilla Leitch.
Participants worked with six area
+fitness instructors and raised $2,310
for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Campaign Chairman was Barney
Goldsmith and his successor for the
1988 campaign will be Chuck
Rowland, a supervisor with the Huron
County Board of Education.
Two heart to Heart program are
scheduled for the Fall. These pro-
grams, to be held at the Wingham and
Clinton hospitals, are designed to
benefit those people and their spouses
who have had a recent heart attack
or heart surgery.
tervention may be necessary as a
form of discipline.
The most common example, said
Director of Education Bob Allan, is
when the teacher steps in to break up
a fight between two students. In such
cases, teachers are assured they will
have the support of senior ad-
ministrators, staff and principals to
get involved through physical contact.
with the persons involved in the
altercation_
Theboard does not intend to write
a policy involving what constitutes ac-
ceptable and non -acceptable physical
contact with students in the schools.
It much prefers that such matters be
decided within the individual schools
through discussions organized by the
'principals, to suit the individual
situations.
"We trust the staffs will deal with
this with a whole lot of common
sense," said Joan VandenBroeck,
chairman of the education committee
which dealt with the matter.
The education committee has
recommended, however, that the per-
sonnel committee develop a pro-
cedure to be followed in a case of
alleged physical mistreatment of
students by board employees.
* * *
Linda McKenzie, co-ordinator of
Co-operative Education in Iluron
County, has announced Career Fair
in November for students and their >j
families.
At that time professionals,
tradesmen and other individuals from
the community will be on hand to
discuss the opportunities available in
the various careers represented, and
to answer questions concerning their
work, their background education,
their future.
McKenzie said when a similar op-
portunity was offered three years
ago. 50 exhibitors were on hand and
over 1,000 persons attended.
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