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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-10-21, Page 11How hard can it be? Times -Advocate, October 21, 1987 Page 1 1 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 rsr�: 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. 4-4- TT -** * * * * * * * 4( Now Available just in time for Hallowe'en fun Boys and girls styles Adjustable for adults Education news • 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. 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