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Page HEALTH AND FITNESS Wednesday February 14 1990 Beautiful bodies come in small packages If you dont exercise regularly you ve probably made a New Year resolution to begin But if your last encounter with physical fitness was in high school gym class you may not know exactly where to start Most women find thai aerobics and calisthenics classes offer the best all around workout for shaping and toning the body and strengthening all the mus cles But joining a health chib can be a big investment And if you re a beginner to exercise you may feel very selfcon about the idea of exercising in a group If that the case why not look into the many exercise videotapes which are now available Last year millions of women bought tapes produced by Cosmopoiuan maga zme and GoodTimes Home Video Women trust Cosmopoiuan to show them now to look and feel their very best and the first four exercise and beauty tapes released were phenomenal best sellers The slender fit and healthy vibrantly sexy and thoroughly self confident Cosmo girl is an ideal thai many women strive to attain and they jumped at the chance to acquire Cosmopoiuan SUPER MODEL AND SUCCESSFUL ACTRESS CAROL ALT that you have to fed your beat to look your best and regular is best improve your health while bnlhlng unwanted pounds and Indies All is the star of two new borne videotapes Aerobics Lite and OpUbody from Cosmopolitan magazine and Home Video Suggested retail each secrets on videotape This year in response to continuing demand Cosmopoiuan and Home Video are releasing two new tapes Aerobics Lite and Opiibody star ring Carol Alt Super model and success ful actress Carol Alt knows that you have to feel your best to look your best and regular exercise is the best way to prove your health The combination of of Cosmo use and Alt inspiring presence are sure to make these new tapes hits The tapes sponsored by Finesse hair care products will sell for each truly bargain prices for exercise videotapes Aerobics Lite is a new light impact high intensity aerobic workout The pro gram includes a stimulating minutes of light unpad aerobics and a soothing cooldown It a great way to get started on an exercise program because the workout is invigorating but easy to follow and stick with Light impact aerobics are the best choice for most women since they work the muscles and cardiovascular system but don t put excessive strain on the joints an important consideration for women who are older beginning or who have a history of exercise induced injuries If you already exercise regularly Aerobics Lite will you maintain your levd of fitness and will add variety to jour routine Opt i body is a unique toning system that allows you to concentrate on your own special problem areas and who have at least one The Opti body program includes an all around toning workout that will stretch and sub tly define your muscles without veloping them After all most women don really want to look like body build they want to look toned and trim Maybe you II never look quite the way Carol Alt does in a swimsuit but by find the right exercise program for you and sticking to it you 11 be well on your way to a fit slender body increased and a greater selfconfidence Written by leading experts in the field these two new tapes are now available m more than retail drug and eery outlets nationwide or by calling 1 Childhood nutrition can influence eating habits as an adult Traditionally it was assumed that the grade school years were relatively free nutritionally with no significant or per harm caused by the less than ideal eating habits characteristic of school aged kids But experts now say that proper nuin Hon in childhood can greatly influence later eating habits as well as reduce or prevent risk of everything from obesity to cancer clogged arteries and heart dis ease Don despair follow these A C of good nutrition Add more fruits and vegetables Balance good foods and bad foods and Cut fat intake You be surprised how easy it is to offer your dren healthier food and beverage lives to the phooey goocys and satisfy everyone Add fruits and vegetables Here palate pleasing ways you can painlessly incorporate into your child diet the five daily servings of fruits and vegetables experts recom mend Add finely chopped carrots or green red or yellow peppers into your child s tuna or chicken salad sandwich They 11 love the crunch and you II be glad they re eating their vegetables You can modify an old favorite pea nut butter and jelly by substituting apple sauce for the jelly once a week The ap ple sauce constitutes a fruit serving the jelly does not Balance good foods and bad foods Parents can realistically expect to eliminate fat laden foods from their chil diets However it is possible to in crease the nutritional value of children meals by giving them healthy foods with the not so good foods that they love Here how Cookies and chocolate rank among children favorite foods Parents should accept this and rather than try to them totally from their children diets try to make the most of snack time by providing healthy beverages such as juice with the less than ideal real This is also probably the easiest to sneak another fruit serving into our children diet If your kids will only eat bologna sandwiches for lunch add a nutritious dessert such as apple sauce to their lunch boxes For a special treat try single serve apple sauce Each four ounce single serve container is equivalent to a fruit serving and it has appeal Or try Molt Fruit which combine sauce with fruit therry peach pineapple strawberry or mixed Cut intake Experts recommend that toial fat in take beginning at age three should be no more than percent of total calories But limiting fat intake does not have to mean completely revamping your dren diet Parents can start with some easy sub stitutes for childhood favorites such as hamburgers hot dogs and French fries It not necessary to eliminate them from your kids diet just limit them and be aware of healthier alternatives such as chicken fish and baked potatoes Here are some other practical ways you can reduce fat in your children di Children love the single serve des sens that are convenient and fun to eat at lunch time or as an after school snack But beware of puddings which can con tain six to eight grams of fat in a four ounce serving Instead try the single serve apple sauces which contain no fat and constitute a fruit serving Ice cream is another treat that is popular among kids You re not going to be able eliminate it from your dren diet but you can provide lower fat substitutions once in a white that your kids won mind Ice milk has less than half the amount of fat of regular tec cream and sherbet has even less fat than that Frozen yogurt is another low fat ternativc but check the labels some frozen yogurts have as much fat as regu Following the A is the first step to better nutrition for your children Tips on handling teen stress It isn t easy being a lecnagcr There arc a lot of things to think about friends school job family Life can be pretty stressful Exercise is one way to relieve some of the tension You 11 not only feel belter you II look belter too When you re phys ically fit you have more energy and are able to deal with everyday stress To decrease stress and improve your fitness Find an activity you enjoy such as jogging dancing swimming or walking and do it isi three each week preferably every day Do stretching exercises regularly to increase your flexibility and relax your muscles Try to exercise before you have to face a stressful situation You think more clearly and will be better able to cope with the problem Exercise with a friend You can talk about what bugging you while you help each other get through your workout Keep Your SKIN BEAUTIFUL Follow Our 5 Step Program Slough Tone 4 Nourish V Call 8730337 NANCI JOHNSON io hobo I Want to become a legend Take care of your legs Just when you thought you d heard of everything along comes a new beauty predicament to tangle with Leg dan druff It those annoying while flakes that poke out of your chic black hose at the most inopportune moment like the formal dinner dance when you re wear ing that elegant dress with a slit up to there or the uncontrollable leg itch that attacks from knee to ankle right in the middle of the job interview you ve been waiting for ill your life Leg dandruff can result from improper care of your precious gams insufficient moisturizing harsh hair removal melh sunburn and winter drying indoor heat among others What a woman to do Heed the following leg care advice Since hair removal is a must why not try shaving It s the fastest and most economical method and if you use a sharp fresh razor and an emollient rich shave cream your legs will be silky smooth and flake free Try s new Medicated Shave Cream with Cocoa Butter and Vitamin E for a truly luxurious and comfortable shave Its unique lightly scented formula really helps leg prevent dry too If you re out in ihc sun my lime at all make sure your legs arc protected with a high sunscreen to prevent burning and the inevitable peeling that follows Be particularly vigilant at the beach or any lime your bare legs will be exposed to an extra dose of those ultra vi rays Women who live in cold climates should be careful to stave off win tcr s double whammy Icy cold air out doors and dry overheated air indoors There s only one way to keep those itchy winter flakics at bay Moisturize Before you go to bed at night apply a liberal amount of RainlYee with its aloe formula is in excellent choice Repcit in the morning after showering and shaving Last but not least exfoliation is the name of the garni This process removal of dry dead skin cells can be achieved by shaving It is also recommended that you use an cream or a loofah sponge available in beauty supply stores on a weekly basis Massage legs gently to remove dead skin and invigorate those muscles for healthiest loveliest legs Note 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