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Obesity \ By NANCY ANN COLEMAN Gamreock Staff Writer A clumsy cloud of adolescence puffs his final lap around a junior high track 10 minutes after his pals have broken for water. He finishes and that's something. For the most part, his classmates act as if they don't notice the inordinate time and exertion required for a feat so easy to them. A few embarrass him with overcompensating praise; some tease, as youngsters will. Obesity.. 44f4 A U 1 1! a! n v:<audC2> anereu coordination, altered balance, a low success rate in physical activities and usually poor self-esteem," Laura Festa, a USC doctoral student in health education, said. FESTA AND four other physical education specialists will attempt to correct the bad habits leading to obesity in children in a six-week program to be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, June 12 hrruioH Inl\7 91 ir? tKo va? VMgii WMAJ ill tllV UUlVllAl/U Blatt Physical Education Center. Designed to provide immediate awards for the correction of eating and exercise habits, the program will be under the direction of Dr. Roger Sargent, associate dean of the School of Health and Physical Education. Almond named t Dr. Carl H. Almond. Drofessorof s School of Medicine, has been appoi Department of Surgery at the USC S Dr. Almond will assume the ch? He received B.A. and M.D. deg Almond has been a faculty membei 1959, where he served as chief of tfc MCAT LSAT GRE DAT PCAT OCAT GMAT SAT VAT LSAT NMB I, II. til ECFMG FLEX VQE NAT L DENT BOS NURSING BDS STANLEY H. KAPLAN EDUCATIONAL CENTER Test Preparation Specialists Since 1938 OPEN DAYS, EVENINGS 8. WEEKENDS For Information, Please Call: (803) 256-0673 711 B Saluda Ave. Columbia, S. C. 29205 I ? 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Interested parents are invited to an informational meeting at 7:30 p.m. today in the Physical Education Center. Tho finof KaIIV* nf a ?iv in ui uuui ui uic ugt am will be an aerobics fitness program. "They won't be competing against the other kids, but against their own records. As soon as they finish their first mile, they get a ribbon," Festa said. "After a cumulative 20 miles, they get a patch and after 25, a T-shirt." The second hour will consist of an eating management seminar designed to teach healthful eating strategies, "it s not so much about what to eat as how to eat," Festa said. SOME OF the rules of healthful eating for both adults and children include: Maintain a slow pace. Fast food chains have encouraged the intake of more food than needed in less time than required for proper digestion. Eat in an environment that is pleasant to you. Festa said she uses her good china and even candles to increase her enjoyment of the proper foods. o surgery chair ?urgery at the University of Missouri ntfiH nrnfoccAr anr) pViqirman nf tlio UVVM |/Jl VA WkJVA UIIU VI1UU lltuil VI UIV tehool of Medicine. lirmanship this summer. ;rees from Washington University. at the University of Missouri since loracic and cardiovascular surgery. S' ILF I i Whil< I Reopivp JKHt i ?. ? - ^ ^ ^ m w ^ j J (Limi ICOLUMBI 1916 T | Open Monda 1 _ . | Telep 371 i aims to improve c Try to avoid eating simultaneously with other activities such as watching television. "There's no way to maximize two variables; you don't get maximum enjoyment from your food," Festa said. "To eat less, you have to enjoy it more." Regarding exercise, resta recommends developing an awareness of small environmental changes in lifestyle that can result in caloric expenditure. Children should use the stairs instead of elevators. Adults should stop parking in the closest possible space to their destination, thus avoiding beneficial exercise. Parents with children in the program will be asked to let them out one block from the P. E. Center to encourage this new attitude toward exercise. AQUATICS WILL provide a third hour of exercise. Those who know (1 1 p.m. Lunch Specials Dail 783-0679 FAST CARRY OUT in Cedar Terrace S TUDEJVTJ Earn Monev i Helping Oi per blood piasi t two donations per \ [A PLASM/ AYLORST ,y thru Friday 9:00 a. hone: 254-6684 or 254 :hildrens' eating, e: how to swim will be engaged in water polo and other swimming games. Others will be taught the basics of swimming. Following a videotape study of each child, individual activities will be prescribed according to identified strengths. The final hour of each class will involve 16 eiectives, from which the child can choose according to those appropriate to his strengths and weaknesses. Up to 40 children will be enrolled in the program, which is made possible through a grant from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and a $100 fee for enrollment. Parents play a major role in child obesity and will therefore receive special instruction one hour each week of the program. A SIMILAR pilot project conducted in the spring by the College "Finest in CANTONESE CUISINE" I :30 - 1 0 p.m. Sun.-Thurs. Fri. & Sat.) y (11:30 a.m.-3 n.m.) - I We accept Visa Master Charge j Carte Blanche Diners Club j fine St. llioppinq Center j DI r | thers v! 11a donation | veek) | i center! REET ,m.-6:00 p.m. | -6683 I s ? * ! J " xercise behavior of Health and Physical Education resulted in weight losses of up to 50 pounds, changes in ratio of fat to muscle and increases in self confidence, Festa said. TinfU cha on/1 *yvui oiiv. u>iu T I11VC1U IltlVt? confronted obesity as a personal health problem. 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