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After strenuous activity (activity lastâ€" ing an hour or more), inexperienced athletes can be overcome with "the bonk*" or as they call it in England, "the knock." That‘s exactly how you‘d feel, as if you‘ve bonked or knocked yourself into a wall. It is also called "hitting the wall" or hypoglycemia. Whatever you want to call it, it‘s not pleasant. When you exercise at a rate of 75 percent or more of your maximum heart rate for a long duration, and your muscles are not trained to this pace, you will deplete the sugar levels and glyâ€" cogen stored in your muscles, resulting in sudden muscle loss, loss of coordinaâ€" tion, fatigue, and arms and legs so heavy you won‘t want to lift them. Because the sugar stored in your body is a form of a carbohydrate, it makes sense to eat foods with carbohydrates before exercising to help prevent this problem. Fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts and whole grains contain carbohyâ€" drates, the most important source of energy available for your body. It is the only source of fuel your brain and nerve cells accept. Our intestines break the carbohydrates into simple sugars. Our liver then converts this sugar into glucose. Themost fundamental carâ€" bohydrate in our body is glucose. This glucose is used for energy and stored for future use in our muscles and liver. These glucose molecules become strung together creating glycogen. It is actually the depletion of the #f 30 A L15/#f ON G#Y LANQ lar? Mailtary, 8 o matP j tr rover Lrumr oar [Me â€"LtL, Sa) c prrs / rrvite Jiprtz my/me zus s4qp Bs _ sBS /40 W%M/@ Fitness Forum Kathy Hammond Fitness Instructor Peter Etril Snyder When you get involved with a group of friends for an activity the peer pressure keeps you going when you would otherâ€" wise have stopped long before. The beer or drinks after would not help the situation either. Not only would your sugar level be low, your salt level will go down adding dehydration to the list of after effects, not encouraging you to exercise more regularly enabling you to properly build up your fitness level. glycogen stores in the muscles which create the agonizing feelings of mental confusion, anxiety, anger, and disorienâ€" tation. These symptoms are similar to those experienced with heat or cold injury. If it is mild and you do not have the uncontrollable shivering you can rule out cold injury. If you do not feel nauseous, or have muscle cramps or breathlessness, you can rule out heat injury. If you feel the symptoms I‘ve mentioned, stop exercising immediateâ€" ly, rest, and get a drink and a meal. A carbohydrate meal will bring you out of the bonk right away. Your muscles will be sore for several weeks, but no other recurring symptoms should persist. In order to prevent hypoglycemia from recurring or occurring in the first place, you should be building your strength and endurance slowly, working at a level that is comfortable, in between your minimum and maximum heart rate. This will help teach your muscle fibres to store more glycogen for future energy. S _ and R. LETTERS St. David article was excellent The article on St. David Catholic Secondary School written by Melodee Martinuk was excellent. It was com prehensive, interesting and informa tive. Melodee really captured the sense of growth and future needs while still preserving the positive aspect of the present services Well done‘ When will students learn to grow up? Did you find you cleaned up that deskful of paperwork no time flat Monday morning? Scored the highest you ever have on your university biology test? Walked to work instead of taking the car? Strange that your husband took you and the kids out for dinner Sunday? And, ahem, is more than one coâ€"worker absent from his/her station this afterâ€" noon? Having read your article "We are alarmed" in the Waterloo Chronicle Sept. 25 and also the letter sent in by Norma Sangoi, I feel I too must make a reply. No wonder. The weight of the world is off our shoulders. Blue Jay fever has turned to Blue Jay euphoria for millions of Canadian fans, who have been celebrating since late Saturday afterâ€" noon when the lovable Jays tossed the despicable Yankees on the discard heap to win the American League East baseball title. What a feeling. Wow. All that has been said, witnessed or personally dealt with regarding this issue is dlso all too true of many of our "future solid citizens of tomorrow." (sic). You stated in your article we have a serious problem on our hands, yes indeed we do, and you state â€" "to help solve this problem families could still be encouraged to take student boarders While American sports traditionalists are reeling from the shock waves (Toranna who?) there is an equally dizzing reaction among those of us who constitute the rank and file sports fans north of the border. Why, the Toronto Star in its blanket like coverage of the Jays‘ conquest, even included a brief sidebar Story with a local psychologist suggesting the victory would have a farâ€"reaching emoâ€" tional benefit for all Jay fans. (See paragraph one.) I agree with the good doctor, because if ever there was a candidate for a case study thereof, I‘m it. I‘ve been a proverbial basket case the past month, and a good part of the reason has been the roller coaster fortunes of the Jays. Winning streaks, losing streaks. Conâ€" vincing victories, heartbreaking deâ€" feats. Rolling over the Yanks, being swept by Detroit. For the past month, you could tell how Jays did the night before by my actions at 9 a.m. the following day. Normally, I am not one to tell someone to "go chase your hat," when they pop their head in the door to say, "good morning, Rick." It happened more than once in September. I‘ve walked away from â€" nearlyâ€"untouched ham sandwiches at 11:30 p.m. after Jays blew an extraâ€"inning cliffhanger. I‘ve stared at the ceiling, tossing and turning till 3 a.m. secondâ€"guessing manager Bobby Cox. And Friday night, when they lost a bid for the title with two out in the ninth, I slammed off the radio, rolled over on the waterbed and angrily tried to find the plug to pull, perhaps as a symbolic gesture. 1 failed. _But Jays didn‘t Saturday, and at about 4: 43 p.m. the disappointment, the heart WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1985 â€" PAGE 7 Ann Marie Sehi, Board Chairman. Rick Campbell Chronicle Editor Moods ache and the agony of the past month: were washed away. They did it, they finally clinched the confounded title! Meaning I could stop choking down my corn flakes while staring at "magic‘ numbers, could collect on a bet I kicked myself for making at season‘s outset (oh, ye of little faith) and could stop biting the heads off those who dared offer a pleasant good morning around the office. Happy days are here again. I was so thrilled for the Jays Saturday. Of course they are transplanted Ameriâ€" cans representing a Canadian team, but that didn‘t in the least dent my nation alistic pride. They represented my native Toronto with class and dignity the entire year and proved, surprise of all surprises, that good guys don‘t always finish last. "Worst to first"" offered original Jay Garth lorg in perhaps the best summation of the club‘s nineâ€"year history. I thought back to the batbs and insults I have suffered over the years, cheering exclusively for Toronto sports teams, and I felt an extra measure of pride, having stuck with the Jays from snowy day one. * L also thought of Campbell, Sr. ({my Dad) and how well he taught me to love ‘em but never leave ‘em when it came to cheering Toronto teams. Loyal to the back molars, he‘ll be going crazy this week scrambling around Myrtle Beach for the stories. And I thought back to a cold January day when the Labatt Blue Jay caravan rolled into town, and when Jay right fielder Jesse Barfield stared me straight in the eyes and said, "I‘ve never said it before, man, but I‘m saying it now this is OUR YEAR." And I thought of a buddy‘s Dad, one Mr. H. Ray Mark, who regardless of day, time, year, has an upâ€"toâ€"theâ€"batter update on how Jays are doing, spring training, dog days, stretch drive, when ever. At his own son‘s wedding, he told me the final score from Fenway in the receiving line. What a thrill for die hards like him. I thought of the early days and how people laughed, labelling you a "tourist" if you ever were caught wearing Blue Jayv Tâ€"shirts or hats. Hot items, now And I believed him. Ham sandwiches, waterbeds and sleepless nights notwith standing. ‘‘"Morning to you, too. Lovely day, isn‘t it?" and BE RESPONSIBLE for their ac tions." Thanks people for encouragement Why on earth should these families be responsibile forirresponsibilities on the part of these mng men and women? When are these young people going to learn to be responsible for themselves and for their own actions? How long does society have to spoon feed young people? On behalf of the neighbors of the Church of the Holy Saviour on Allen Street E.. I would like to thank the many people who signed our petitions against the proposed commercial park ing lot for Mutual Life at the Church of the Holy Saviour. University students grow up â€" or go back home to Mommy and Daddy Norma Harris Waterloo, Ont. Unfortunately, due to inadequate byâ€"laws in the City of Waterloo, council is unable to stop the church. However, as requested in our second petition, council will do a study on the parking problems in Uptown Waterloo. Thank you for your support at this time. We will continue to work together to prevent the intrusion of commercial endeavors in our residential area. Cilla L Cross for the Residents‘® Committee