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GETTING
With spring on the way, some Columbia residents are
headed to gyms so they can regain their ‘beach bodies’
BY KAMILLE BOSTICK
THE GAMECOCK
Spring break is nearly upon us,
and with the calls of the beaches and
warm days, many are, in turn, call
ing the local gyms for assistance.
Spring is a season of renewal —
a chance for new beginnings. For
many, it is also a time to polish
their physiques by beginning to
work on their warm-weather looks.
Gone are the bulky sweaters and
coats to make way for more light
and airy garments. The reason be
ing that this season’s latest styles
'can’t be worn with last season’s
" flab. Pounds earned throughout the
winter are ready to be shed just
like layers of clothes.
In response, area gyms are al
ready filling with fitness and fash
ion buffs alike. Their goal: to get
toned.
Body-shaping classes, cardio
workouts, weight lifting, and even
tanning beds are the most popular
means to achieving the look that
best complements spring fashions.
Brickhouse Gym owner,
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Toinette Reed, says that there is a
noticeable influx of potential
spring breakers and re-dedicated
New Year’s “resolutioners” into
many of the workout classes.
“Within the past weeks, we
could definitely see a pick-up in
clientele. A lot of people are com
ing in so that they can get their
‘beach body’ in time for spring
break and the summer,” Reed
said.
It’s the quest for the “beach
body,” and the undeniable trend
for firmer abs and thighs that
brings the masses. For some, cov
ering up or staying indoors is not a
pleasing alternative, so visiting
the gym before visiting the beach
or anywhere else is a schedule set
in stone.
Because the options are nu
merous in Columbia - the city has
over 10 gyms, including USC’s
campus gym and the area YMCAs
- it is a difficult decision to decide
where to join or exercise.
Reed suggests finding a gym
that has not only the right equip
ment for the chosen workout, but
a gym that has a good location.
“A membership close to work
or home is the best so that you will
stay committed. You want some
thing nearby or else you won’t go,”
Reed said.
Regardless of where one has a
membership, getting into shape is
no easy task. Realistic expecta
tions, patience and commitment
are essential to reach the level of
physical fitness and physical ap
pearance desired. With so many
workout regimens to choose from,
at any number of gyms, finding
one to meet individual needs is
also a challenge.
Reed proposes incorporating
weight lifting and cardiovascular
workouts about four times a week
for about three months to achieve
fitness goals.
Donna Addy, assistant manag
er at The Firm Aerobic Workout,
which is known for the choreogra
phy of its aerobics classes, agrees.
She adds that a good regimen can
produce satisfactory results, but
that those results take time.
“Results can occur within a few
weeks, but those results are mini
mal. Long-term programs are
what have the best effects. The be
fore and after, in many cases, is
amazing,” Addy said.
While there is not much time
before spring break, there are still
some things that can be done to get
a great start on shaping up, slim
ming down, or whatever the goal
may be.
Addy explains that along with
the right workout, one key ingre
dient, a healthy diet, helps make
up a successful fitness plan.
“Eating right, especially eating
plenty of vegetables and fresh
fruit, and eating meats like chick
en and fish, and even cutting car
bohydrates, will help anyone who
is trying to get fit,” said Addy.
Sure, this season will come and
go, but the results of a good fitness
program and a healthy diet will
last long after spring break and
the warm weather are far gone.
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“Results can occur within a few weeks, but those results are minimal. Long
term programs are what have the best effects. The before and after, in many
cases, is amazing.”
DONNA ADDY
ASSISTANT MANAGER AT THE FIRM AEROBIC WORKOUT
MOVIE REVIEW |
Not your typical sex comedy
40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS
Starring: Josh Hartnett and
Shannyn Sossamon
Directed by Michael Lehmann
★ ★ ★ out of ☆☆☆☆*
BY ADAM MCALLISTER
THE GAMECOCK
“American Pie” opened up the
floodgates for the no-brainier sex
comedies of the post ’90s. These
films, peppered with fresh-faced
stars such as Freddie Prinze Jr.
and Chris Klein, came in and
lowered the bar for many
moviegoers. The tired
hackneyed typical plot most
likely is as follows - Guy is
lonely. Guy does something
crazy. Guy meets girl. Guy falls
in love with girl. Previous
actions come back to haunt guy.
Screwball antics ensue. And, as
most know, this outline is not
much different these days, as it
is currently showcased in
Miramax’s “40 Days and 40
Nights.”
In “40 Days and 40 Nights,”
we hop into the days of trendy 20
somethings as they live then
trendy lives in a trendy city.
This time our hero is Matt
Sullivan (Josh Hartnett, “Pearl
Harbor,” “The Virgin Suicides”),
a web designer in San Francisco.
After an all too rough break up
and in an attempt to forget his
ex, he makes the “ultimate
sacrifice” for the religious
sacrament of Lent. This sacrifice
is to deprive himself of any and
PHOTO SPECIAL OF THE GAMECOCK
Shannyn Sossamon and Josh Hartnett In “40 Days and 40
Nights,” directed by Michael Lehmann.
all sexual activity for 40 day and
nights.
The task, as difficult as it
appears on the surface, is only
worsened by his friends and
peers, who, upon knowledge of
this personal gamble, up the
stakes by placing their own
money in a betting pool and try
to predict the date of his failure.
In addition to his insurgent
associates, Matt also happens
upon the girl of his dreams,
Erica (Shannyn Sossamon, “A
Knight’s Tale”), a cliche meeting
common in many films that finds
no exception here. To only make
matters worse, Matt’s now
engaged ex gets wind of his
wager and sets out to single
handedly end the bet herself.
Now, with his pledge on the
line and a future relationship in
jeopardy, Matt must decide
whether or not to give in to
temptation or stick it out for his
morals.
“40 Days and 40 Nights” may
sound like a typical sex, or no
sex, comedy with a twist, but it
does well to steer just clear of
that exhausted territory.
Director Michael Lehmann, the
man behind such films as
“Airheads” and “The Truth
About Cats and Dogs,” combines
an obvious knowledge of film
and television styles to bring a
hip, free-flowing feel to this
feature. He treats Rob Perez’
source material - rumored to
have stemmed from a similar
autobiographical situation -
with the lighthearted ambiance
♦ 40 DAYS, SEE PAGE 8
Classic tragedy gets
technological twist
BY VANESSA CAOILE
THE GAMECOCK
Ever wonder what it would
be like to combine a classic
tragedy with technology? Well,
now you have the chance to ex
perience it. USC Theater will
present a modern production
of the classic Greek tragedy
“Antigone” starting tonight
and running through March 9.
Written by Sophocles more
than 2,000 years ago,
“Antigone” is the story of a
young woman whose love and
loyalty for her father force her
to act against the laws of soci
ety. The play, the continuation
of “Oedipus Rex,” begins right
after the death of Antigone’s
father, King Oedipus. Her two
brothers kill each other in a
battle over their father’s king
dom. Creon, their uncle, takes
control of the kingdom and or
ders one of his nephews be giv
en a proper burial. The other
nephew, however, is denied
burial because Creon believes
it will be just punishment for
a man who was a traitor to his
country. Antigone, the loyal
sister, believes this is unfair
and attempts his burial by her
self, disobeying her uncle and
putting her own life in jeop
ardy.
Guest director Jay Berkow
♦ ANTIGONE, SEE PAGE 6
PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK
Michael Kroeker, left, as Creon and Marcella Kearns,
as Antigone in USC Theater's production of “Antigone.”