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With so many exercise bikes on the market you should be careful to choose one that is right for you. Look for a bike that 1. was meant to be an exercise bike, not a regular bike with a converted base; 2. has no motor; 3. has a sturdy base so there‘s no rocking when you get on or off, or while you are riding, no matter how slow or fast; 4. has a padded seat that is adjustable for height; 5. has adjustable handlebars; 6. has straps to hold your feet on the pedals; 7. has a chain guard to protect your clothing from getting caught; 8. has a pressure adjustment to allow you to gradually increase the strength you need for pedaling. Once you have the bike, you don‘t just set it up and turn the pressure dial way up and cycle your way to a heart attack. In the beginning you should be extremely cautious, adding the lengths of time gradually. Do not keep pedaling until you are out of breath. Once you begin to breathe a little harder than The weather is generally getting warmer, enabling those who wish to ride their bicycle to do so. For those zople. however, who need to exercise t have little time to do so; who live in bad neighborhoods where it is not safe to go out alone; who are unsure of their footing and balance; who live where roads are poorly maintained; who have high blood pressure; or who are obese, an exercise bicycle may have to take the placs: of a regular bike. " 1Fitness Forum Kathy Hammond Fitness Instructor If you have difficulty keeping your balance, whether it is because of poor endurance or a more permanent problem, an exercise bike can be used for increasing endurance, circulation and breathing rather than walking or jogging. Old people who have a particularly hard time walking for long periods of time, may find the exercise bike a better way to stay in shape, or get in shape, while reading or watching television. normal, stop. As you continue building your time limit slowly you will begin to develop a feeling for when it is time to stop. You will also find that it does not take long to work up to a point where you can ride rapidly for a long period of time, perhaps 20 mimutes. It is at this stage that you should increase the temsion dial. Gradually build up the tension so you can ride for half an hour comfortably, pushing your heart rate up to a safe level and increasing the strength of your hips and legs. If you are obese, chances are you may have high blood pressure. Keep the degree of tension low until your body reacts with a positive change. It would be wise to go to the doctor periodically to see if your blood pressure drops, enabling you to increase the tension and time spent on the bike. An exercise bike is good for most obese people, since our joints are not built to handle a lot of extra weight steadily. Let the bicycle handle the extra weight. LETTERS One person‘s views on insensitivity Ann Landers recently asked her women readers if they would perfer cuddling and other ways of expressing affection to having sex. The results, showing women‘s dissatisfaction with "the (sex) act‘", are not really surprising. There are reasons for men‘s insensitivity. â€" â€" During childhood boys do not like giris. Peer group pressure is great enough to prevent any liberal minded boy from associating with them. The fear of being labeled a "sissy‘‘ is enormous. Upon reaching puberty, boys are torn between their sexual desire and their learned dislike for the opposite sex. Added to that is the necessity to compete for the attention of the young women. They must now be wary of their friends, as all are trying to outdo the others to impress the Later they come to realize that getting the attention of the woman they want depends a great deal on their personal wealth. Cyndi Lauper sings, "Girls just want to have fun‘‘. That takes money, the It‘s not exactly a scoop, but WCI is having its 25th reunion this weekend and if as much fun comes out of the event as work went into it, it has to be a can‘t miss success. Having attended my high school‘s 25th reunion in Toronto several years ago, I can however attest to the fact that nothing spoils reunions more than Ackâ€" You know, those times that jump up in front of you and you say to yourself, ‘"my kingdom to be anyplace but here right now." Of course, the easiest way to eliminate such trauma is to be prepared to avoid the slips of tongue, to adamantâ€" ly refuse to wear the hotel lamp shade before 2 a.m., and to be humble to the point where your every conversation does not leave acquaintances with the impression ‘"hmmm, 20 years later, and he‘s still a nerd." So to contribute my little bit to the success of WCI‘s reunion, here are a few recommendations on how to avoid Ackâ€" ward Situations. e Closets were made to house skeleâ€" tons, permanently. If you bump into a former best buddy, do not immediately say, "hey, what times we had, eh? Who‘ll ever forget the night we doubled with Patty and Debby at Paradise Lake?" Margo, your buddy‘s wife who didn‘t attend WCI or Paradise Lake but is three steps behind him now, might find the situation tough to relate to. eDon‘t lie about your career. Sweeping the shop floor is every bit as necessary as a corporation president, and these days, you probably get paid more anyâ€" way. eIf you meet a classmate and she introduces her husband as Bob McCorâ€" mack, don‘t drop your bottom jaw and say ‘"What? What the hell happened to Paul?" e Do bring along a fistful of cliches to make you look cool: hey, lookit the snow on that roof; ah, can‘t teach an old dog new tricks; those who can, do, those who can‘t, teach (oh, hi Mr. Davis); I never thought a guy like you would...; can you believe it‘s been...; you‘re not getting older, you‘re getting uglier, too! ; there‘s still a flickering fire in my heart for you, Lisa, er Lesley, right Lesley. e Avoid like the plague anyone using the word "between.‘" How ya doing, Jake? Not bad, Kev, although I‘m between jobs, wives, kids, etc. Strictly downersville. e If the deputy mayor from 1974 tells you she‘s executive viceâ€"president in charge of networking for the Greater Petrolia Tourism Bureau, respond ‘"‘"marvellous, so all those B.S. sessions during late lunch paid off, eh?" e If you were the class browner in 1962, accept the fact and bring an apple for Mrs. Spewglass in home form. Nice touch. WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1985 â€" PAGE 7 Rick Campbell Chronicle Editor Reunions e If you joke to Miss Crabtree that you didn‘t really deserve that detention March 14, 1966, be prepared for her to say, ‘"yes you did, you flicked Billy Parsnip in the back of his ear causing Linda Smuch to laugh and that disrupted our entire discussion on the Freudian analysis of sexuality in the French theaâ€" tre." e Don‘t go up to your history teacher Mr. Smithers and tell him that if he‘d given you that extra half mark, you‘d likely be in Brian Mulroney‘s shoes right e By all means pay a visit to locker 813 to see if there‘s anything left of the egg salad on brown you hid in the top back vent in 1979. eIf you were a hippie and tried to form a Bent Outa Shape Society in 1970, be prepared for a few quizzical glances, now that you are a 33â€"yearâ€"old yuppie with his own chain of ladieswear stores. e Don‘t show up at registration desk Friday and ask if you can celebrate the reunion Monday morning because it‘s Friday afternoon and your grandâ€" mother‘s sick in Montreal and your mom‘s waiting in the car outside right now to drive you there. e Don‘t say to everyone, "hey what a great time, let‘s not wait 25 years for it to happen again." Because you will. So enjoy it while it lasts. And then get back to Petrolia and network it all over money is their ticket to sexual satisfaction and they develop insensitive attitudes in order to be the best in their field and make the most money. Men grow up not liking girls. During adolescence and aduithood they cannot have many close friendships with other men because they are in competition for status and the attention of women. There can be hidden resentment of women because of this. When engaging in sex, we always fly our true colors and, more often than not, men hoist the Jolily Roger. e Don‘t pass up the reunion just because you were voted most likely to succeed in 1963, and now, at age 40, you‘re the early evening shift driver for Gucci‘s pizza. At the same time, don‘t &ketbepizumwktoflwreunlol.el- r. e Don‘t borrow a Letterman‘s jacket from the jock across town who can‘t make the reunion. There is no disgrace, nor is there any hiding the fact, that you were Waterloo County Debating Club champ 1966. e Do not stare when the 1967 cheerâ€" leading starlet appears droopyâ€"eyed and 35 pounds overweight and tells you the nine kids are doing well thanks, but that Wayneâ€"O doesn‘t come home much anyâ€" more. e Ignore wiseacres who comment on your baldness, ‘"say Blotchnee, that‘s not how you parted your hair 25 years ago," or ‘"‘say hi to Telly for me," or ‘"you‘re a mirror image of your former e Don‘t be too anxious to flip to your grad profile that says all you want out of life is "a highâ€"paying cushy job and LT to fetch me my slippers and cook my meals.‘"" Especially if your wife‘s initials are not LT and she is the viceâ€"president in charge of networking for the Greater Petrolia Tourism Bureau. If women were more concerned with finding a man who has the capacity for caring and sensitivity rather than the capacity for providing material wealth they would find themselves with more satisfactory sexual partners. Now that women are pursuing careers of their own this may be easier. If women demand a new attitude from men, they must also change their attitude toward men. more the better. Men come to realize that Monty Kersel! Waterloo, Ont.