THE HERALD March It Exercise may not necessarily add years to your life but life to your years SSS5S2l y won talk n Everyone exercises way or another Its all in wtatyoudescribeasbeingexerciso Some say Just getting up in the morning and going to work no matter what their job may be is exercise enough Others dont think theyre doing their body justice unless they have pounded their feet into the pavement a few thousand times each day by Being fit Is immensely pleasurable and Harrison Clark a noted physical educator probably said it best Physical fitness is the ability to carry out daily taiks with vigour and alertness without undue fatigue and with ample energy to enjoy leisuretime pursuits and meet unforseen emergencies The physical fitness is the ability to last bear up to withstand stress and to persevere under difficult circumstances where an unfit person would not RESERVE Fitness Ontarios pamphlet Fitness for the Fun or It describes being in shape as like holding the high cards up your sleeve It gives you a reserve of energy thats ready to use at the end of the day Its this extra energy reserve that allows you to do the things you enjoy shopping dancing skating partying participating in a game or just simply playing for a while with the children Youll find you con meet the challenges of the day much more easily Youll discover you have more time increased energy a feeling of well being increased productivity reduced stress and better sleep patterns Thats why you do need to exercise We all know people who seem to get tremendous enjoyment out of life They have a tremendous vitality and zest for living- whether its the thrill of skiing down a hill or the joy of climbing up an escarpment to discover a superb view These are the rewards youll never get from any television set movie theatre or sedentary pursuit Youve heard before but it bears repeating exercise may not necessarily odd years to your life but it will add life to your years Very simply everyone needs to be healthy Our bodies were made for activity and without exercise they just wont function at an efficient level HOP SKIP AND JUMP Most of us go through our youth with a hop skip and a jump and it seems to come as naturally as breathing But as the years go by we lend to fall gradually into lazier ways Partly this is a problem of the society we live in We drive cars instead of walking We watch television instead of enjoying a physical hobby We arc spectators at sports events rather than participants Our Jobs are mental rather than manual and the world Is filled with labour saving devices Today our bodies arc doing less and less And the less we do the harder it becomes to do anything if you dont use it you lose it But getting back Into stupe neednt be an enormous effort It neednt be unpleasant It can be and in fact should be fun If you re between the ages of 20 and GO and wish to start your way back to fitness The Hern Id Sports Week will help you Hockey report reflects players parents views TORONTO The Ontario government will spend up to million over three years improve the quality minor hotkey in the The moniy will be used to improve youngsters basic hocUy skills to upgrade of coaches ind referees and to try to improve the atmosphere rounding the game The government support from Culture Minister Reuben immcdutcly following the presentation of report and on the quality of minor hotkey in Ontario Ihe page report was prepared Ilk Ontario Hockey after long study of parents atti and a series of public forums on the issue During a Queens Park press conference Mr we want to see a hock environment where both boys and girls participate in a spirit of enjoyment education and equal and healthy competi The money will be admin istered by the Ontario Hock ey Council a coordinating group for regional and local hockey associations The funding will bo in two parts one a total of over three years as part of the base funding for the OHC and up to SI million over three years from lottery profits In preparing their report the first surveyed 31000 parents of young hockey players by mail ask for their written opinions of the state of minor hock cy This was followed by public forums on minor hockey held in thirty The OHC report com ments on issues such as hockey skills development parent behaviour at games money and time spent on hockey quality of to idles and referees violenee in the game and offers A reduction in travel the number of games and in the length of the season must lake place In minor hockey a pen ally for should be called whenever the stick is raised above the waist except in the act of shooting The puck is on the ice not around the shoulders be placed on the OHC board of directors in addition to the representatives of the eight hotkey associations around the province The public positions will be ap pointed through the office of the Minister of Cultur Ret and Mr Here is a sample- of eon elusions proposed the OHC There should be at least two practice hours for every game played There is too much special ization A player should be encouraged or required to play all posi tions including in the early years of hock ey involvement Coaches must stress the teaching of skills sports manship how to accept defeat and he spirit of competition rather than stressing winning All coaches should be certi fied and evaluated Parents must cease the abuse they direct toward officials Parents should be seen and not heard The Minister also an proposed changes in the and tonsil of the in order to meet itsexpanded rcspom sibiliies for On minor The OlIC will an porated nonprofit organization Currently the Council operates under Orders inCouncil placing it under the direct control of the provincial government This is a relationship that is too close said the Minis ter the Commenting change Mr said could a completely public council that had direct representation froi organized hockey but I think the best of all world is one in which the public at large works with organized hockey in an independent body It is proposed that foui public representatives said the new appoint ments are there to ensure the genenl public has a say on the development of minor hockey in the province Lloyd Davidson Chair man of the Ontario Hockey Council said we have all the information we need to act and now with the clear support of the Ministry of Culture and Recreation ire ready to act on the posi tive recommendations pre of the quality of minor hockey in Ontario A summary of the OHC findings on minor hockey is available through the follow ing member associations The Thunder Bay Amateur Hockey Association Ontario Hockey Association Northern Ontario Hockey Association Ontario Minor Hockey Association Metropolitan Toronto Hockey League Ottawa District Hockey Association Ottawa District Minor Hockey Association Ontario Womens Hockey Association For more information Kelly Shcard LEASING A CAR OR TRUCK GIVE US A TRY J Novok J Kohari DT Georgetown 10 GUELPH STREET on 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